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This is closure for us. This is incredibly important. We waited 44 years to have this remembrance and recognition for our loved ones who were so brutally killed in Munich, that they would be really accepted as members of the Olympic family. It is what we wanted because they were members of the Olympic family. – Ankie Spitzer	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
I cannot explain to you how emotional I am and how much this means for us, we went through a lot. We always got a No (from the IOC) and this time we not only got a Yes but a big Yes. – Ankie Spitzer	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
To represent your country at the Games is an unbelievable experience, but to lead out Team GB will be an incredible honor, the biggest in sport, this is my third Olympic Games and it is a very special competition for me. I obviously have great memories of London and I am 100 percent focused on winning here in Rio. – Andy Murray	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
It's probably safer here than being in a European country. – Jon Lane	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
This is like a dream. – Miguel Vizcainho	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
Despite all the talk and all the media, I think Brazil is going to pull off a great Olympics, it's going to be fun and the city is going to have a good time. – Farhad Panahi	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
Fans think of it just as the name on the building, of slapping logos on the building and it's done, it tends to be a lot more involved than that. – Nels Popp	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
Here it's totally different conditions, different venue, different country, so I'll try and treat it like any other tournament and prepare as best I can, i remember when I was in Beijing( in 2008), the whole atmosphere surrounding an Olympics is different because you're around loads of the best athletes in the world. – The Scot	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
What 2012 offers us is quite the experience, i mean we finished last, there was a big learning element there. – Julia Reinprecht	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
That's drastically different from what we've done. – Julia Reinprecht	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
It's going to be a high-energy game. Argentina is very talented, very fast, this is international competition. We're at the Olympic Games and everyone's vying for a podium finish. – Lauren Crandall	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
The two (tourist) points where we'll deploy the armed forces are Corcovado and the Sugarloaf Mountain. – Justice Minister Alexandre de Moraes	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
Playing in Copa is amazing. The energy is electric and it absolutely does elevate play, it is going to be amazing to play in front of such crazy, passionate fans. It is something we all relish. – Walsh Jennings	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
Our goal is to play our best volleyball here in Rio, every single match come out and show up and be at our best, we really don't think about the result. We just know how we want to play. – Walsh Jennings	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
I really doubt that they would do the 2017 race, they ca n’t take a risk and I ’m not sure whether there is any party or organisation which would guarantee or help them to avoid any risks. – Katja Heim	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
They will have a race in 2018, 100 percent. – Katja Heim	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
When UKAD asserts a Whereabouts Failure against an athlete, the athlete has the opportunity to challenge the apparent Whereabouts Failure through an external Administrative Review, before it is confirmed, only when three Whereabouts Failures are confirmed is the case then put through an independent review to determine whether the athlete has a case to answer. – Nicole Sapstead	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
People make mistakes, yeah, but they're idiots. – Ms Armitstead	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
I am very sad because after Beijing and London I would have liked to experience my third Olympic Games in Brazil; unfortunately that will now not be possible. – Stan Wawrinka	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
It is not the reputation of The IOC that needs to be restored but the reputation of WADA. – Alex Gilady	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
I think the last couple of races have been harsh and tough for us but very, very useful, it’s not that easy to change overnight but there is a plan and I think the second half should be stronger in that regard. – Sebastian Vettel	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
Rio de Janeiro would not be where it is today, without International Olympic as a catalyst, history will talk about a Rio de Janeiro before the International Olympic and a much better Rio de Janeiro after International Olympic. – Thomas Bach	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
It has been a long and testing journey to get to this point, it is no exaggeration to say that the Brazilians have been living through extraordinary times. – Thomas Bach	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
To have a blanket ban seems so harsh. I have lots of friends who play on the Russian national team I know who are clean. – Reid Priddy	Found on Reuters 8 years ago

This is closure for us. This is incredibly important. We waited 44 years to have this remembrance and recognition for our loved ones who were so brutally killed in Munich, that they would be really accepted as members of the Olympic family. It is what we wanted because they were members of the Olympic family.

– Ankie Spitzer

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

I cannot explain to you how emotional I am and how much this means for us, we went through a lot. We always got a No (from the IOC) and this time we not only got a Yes but a big Yes.

– Ankie Spitzer

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

To represent your country at the Games is an unbelievable experience, but to lead out Team GB will be an incredible honor, the biggest in sport, this is my third Olympic Games and it is a very special competition for me. I obviously have great memories of London and I am 100 percent focused on winning here in Rio.

– Andy Murray

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

It's probably safer here than being in a European country.

– Jon Lane

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

This is like a dream.

– Miguel Vizcainho

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

Despite all the talk and all the media, I think Brazil is going to pull off a great Olympics, it's going to be fun and the city is going to have a good time.

– Farhad Panahi

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

Fans think of it just as the name on the building, of slapping logos on the building and it's done, it tends to be a lot more involved than that.

– Nels Popp

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

Here it's totally different conditions, different venue, different country, so I'll try and treat it like any other tournament and prepare as best I can, i remember when I was in Beijing( in 2008), the whole atmosphere surrounding an Olympics is different because you're around loads of the best athletes in the world.

– The Scot

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

What 2012 offers us is quite the experience, i mean we finished last, there was a big learning element there.

– Julia Reinprecht

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

That's drastically different from what we've done.

– Julia Reinprecht

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

It's going to be a high-energy game. Argentina is very talented, very fast, this is international competition. We're at the Olympic Games and everyone's vying for a podium finish.

– Lauren Crandall

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

The two (tourist) points where we'll deploy the armed forces are Corcovado and the Sugarloaf Mountain.

– Justice Minister Alexandre de Moraes

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

Playing in Copa is amazing. The energy is electric and it absolutely does elevate play, it is going to be amazing to play in front of such crazy, passionate fans. It is something we all relish.

– Walsh Jennings

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

Our goal is to play our best volleyball here in Rio, every single match come out and show up and be at our best, we really don't think about the result. We just know how we want to play.

– Walsh Jennings

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

I really doubt that they would do the 2017 race, they ca n’t take a risk and I ’m not sure whether there is any party or organisation which would guarantee or help them to avoid any risks.

– Katja Heim

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

They will have a race in 2018, 100 percent.

– Katja Heim

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

When UKAD asserts a Whereabouts Failure against an athlete, the athlete has the opportunity to challenge the apparent Whereabouts Failure through an external Administrative Review, before it is confirmed, only when three Whereabouts Failures are confirmed is the case then put through an independent review to determine whether the athlete has a case to answer.

– Nicole Sapstead

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

People make mistakes, yeah, but they're idiots.

– Ms Armitstead

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

I am very sad because after Beijing and London I would have liked to experience my third Olympic Games in Brazil; unfortunately that will now not be possible.

– Stan Wawrinka

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

It is not the reputation of The IOC that needs to be restored but the reputation of WADA.

– Alex Gilady

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

I think the last couple of races have been harsh and tough for us but very, very useful, it’s not that easy to change overnight but there is a plan and I think the second half should be stronger in that regard.

– Sebastian Vettel

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

Rio de Janeiro would not be where it is today, without International Olympic as a catalyst, history will talk about a Rio de Janeiro before the International Olympic and a much better Rio de Janeiro after International Olympic.

– Thomas Bach

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

It has been a long and testing journey to get to this point, it is no exaggeration to say that the Brazilians have been living through extraordinary times.

– Thomas Bach

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

To have a blanket ban seems so harsh. I have lots of friends who play on the Russian national team I know who are clean.

– Reid Priddy

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

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