Pala del Mauro, USA triumphs in the Men’s basketball tournament

After the victory against Ukraine, the USA coach says: “Today our defence was perfect, we gained the upper hand during the first quarter. I think that our aggression tired them out, and this let us control the field.” The coach continues saying that stopping opponent Pavlov was essential: they blocked his actions by pressing him, […]

Waterpolo, Australia defeats Japan in the 5th place final. Inoue: “We had a lot of fun despite the outcome”

After losing the finals for the 5th place against Australia, with a score of 10- 11, Ann Inoue said: “We did not finish the way we wanted to, but we did our best during the whole tournament, and I think we grew up as a team. We had a good experience, we came and  fought […]

Table Tennis: Double final on July 10th

Chinese domination in the Table tennis double tournament, two gold and silver medals in the Men’s and Women’s competitions. Interview with the gold medallist Zhao Z. – among the most promising Table Tennis athletes in China. What was the level of the athletes you have met in this competition? “The level was very high, all […]

Women’s Football Semi-finals: Irish Head Coach Dave Connoll weighs in on the team’s defeat against North Korea

Irish Head Coach Dave Connoll weighs in on the team’s defeat against North Korea Do you think you could have done something different to avoid the final result? “Really, at the end of the day and we were up against a better team and the better team won. I think a lot of players will […]