Comments from Angela VIEIRA / Vivian Cunha DANIELLE DA CONCEICAO (BRA) , gold medalists , and Yuan YUE / Wenwen ZHANG (CHN),silver medalists after their gold medal match.

Wenwen ZHANG (CHN)

On opponents:

“Beach volleyball developed early in Brazil. They are very strong.”

On performance:

“It was our normal level.”

Angela VIEIRA (BRA)

On the match:

“We received great hospitality here.”

On beach volleyball:

“It is unlike traditional volleyball. There are only two players in each team, so cooperation and teamwork are very important. Beach volleyball is more like entertainment than competition in the sense that the players have more interaction with the spectators.”

On weather:

“We’re from Brasilia, the capital of Brazil. It’s a coastal city with humid weather. Here in Beijing it is a bit dry. But we can adapt to it. The organizing committee has taken some measures to avoid the heat, such as morning and evening sessions, which is very good. ”

Vivian Cunha DANIELLE DA CONCEICAO (BRA)

On the China teams:

“They are great players. No wonder one of them ranks first in the world. ”