LONDON – How do the stars react during the London Olympic Games: “This one is for my mum. She had a brain haemorrhage six weeks ago and she is still in bed." – British boxer Anthony Ogogo dedicates his first round victory to his ailing mother. “My sport is a beautiful sport, it gives so much fun and enjoyment. However, the downside is that it can break your heart and spirit many times over when your body is simply unable to match what your heart and brain want it to do." – Britain's Paula Radcliffe experiences fresh Olympic misery after being forced to pull out of the marathon with a foot injury. “The referees weren't told to change their minds, they were merely reminded about an incident that should have influenced their decision." – International Judo Federation general-secretary Jean-Luc Rouge on the controversial move to reverse the decision of all three judges on the mat and make world champion Massahi Ebinuma of Japan the winner of an under-66kg quarterfinal rather than South Korea's Cho Jun-Ho. “She shouldn't have been in the opening ceremony but don't run away with the idea that she sort of walked in off the street." – London 2012 chief Sebastian Coe plays down fears of a security breach after an ‘over-excited' cast member gatecrashes India's athletes' march at the opening ceremomy. “She's fast, if she was there with me, maybe she would have beaten me." – American superstar Ryan Lochte reacts to China's Ye Shiwen swimming a faster final lap in winning the women's 400m medley than he managed in taking gold in the men's equivalent. “It's very painful not to be running here after all I have achieved." – His fellow distance runners might think differently, but Ethiopia's double Olympic champion Haile Gebrselassie is sad to have missed out on a place at London 2012. “I have never had so much in my life and I am so thankful for that. Thanks to the journalists who wrote not such nice things about me because you have never made me feel so loved in my life." – Australia swimming star Leisel Jones thanks the public for their support after an Australian newspaper carried unflattering photographs which suggested the triple Olympic breaststroke gold medallist was out of shape. “I think I disappointed my family, my parents and my friends. I'm very frustrated. My parents fight every day for me. They support me in everything I do, so much. I feel like I owed them this victory, but I'm going to keep training for the future." – Brazilian judoka Erika Miranda takes her preliminary round defeat hard. “People say it was all leftie stuff. That is nonsense. I'm a Conservative and I had hot tears of patriotic pride from the beginning. I was blubbing like Andy Murray. The big anxiety we had was, could we do something that would rival Beijing. I think we knocked the spots off it." – London mayor Boris Johnson, a centre-right politician, rejects accusations Friday's opening ceremony was left-wing. “It's very exciting. Very happy. I'm very grateful to China. And to my mother and father who I love very much...I have been up since five this morning. There was a lot of pressure on me." – China's world number one Yi Siling expresses her relief after winning the first gold of the London Games in the women's 10m air rifle. “A year and a half ago I wasn't sure I would be alive. So this is all extra. I think it would have been better for my badminton if I had not gone to the opening ceremony, but this was a life experience, and one I will always remember." – Czech flag-bearer Petr Koukal, who two years ago was disagnosed with testicuclar cancer, has no regrets about being up in the Olympic Stadium until 2:00am on Saturday morning despite his first round loss to Taufik Hidayat. “My opponent was better than me today. I can't argue with that." – Poland's Sylwia Gruchala has no excuses after her surprise loss to Japan's Kanae Ikehata in the women's foil fencing. “Of course, it is always a sad day when a cheating athlete is caught. We hope there will be no more, but the message is very clear: if you are doping we are going to catch." – International Olympic Committee spokesman Mark Adams promises no let-up after it is announced Albania weightlifter Hysen Pulaku has produced the first positive drugs test of the Games. — Agencies
