Beijing, 22 May - Comments from athletes after Round 2 of the men's 100m at the National Stadium on Thursday.

Patrictk Johnson (AUS) - Semifinal Qualifier

On his performance:

"'I'm definitely happy. The first round was so difficult."

On the Semifinals:

"I will definitely step up. Everyone will run more quickly, so l can't underestimate my rivals, and I'1l try to get into the final."

Wen Yongyi (CHN) - Semifinal Qualifier

On whether lane five's false start start affected his performance:

"I didn't start quick enough because of it, but finally I caught up. The false start definitely had a bad effect on all athletes."

Huang Minhua (CHN, BJG) - Semifinal Qualifier

On whether his performance has reached his expectation:

"I think so. It's only round two. All I wanted was to get into the top three in this round. When I realized there was one athlete in front of me and nobody else was around, I knew I came in second."

On the comparison between this performance and that in Round 1:

"It's much better. The morning session was too early for me. I wasn't even awake. I usually perform better in the evening."

Zhang Peimeng (CHN) - Semifinal Qualifier

On his performance:

"Pretty good. 1 performed much better than 1 did this morning."

On the venue:

"The lights made me very excited, and the track has good elasticity."

On his rival Hu Kai (CHN):

"We both have injuries. Hopefully the injuries do not get worse in the final."

Hu Kai (CHN) - Semifinal Qualifier, currently a student at Tsinghua University

On the stadium lights:

"I think the lights are very good, so we all did better than in the morning."

On his studies at Tsinghua University:

"I have to put it aside for the time being. I will take more courses to make it up later."

On his strategy:

'This is only a quailing round. 1 didn't go all out. The men's 4x100m relay is my focus this time."