Beijing, 22 May - Comments from the athletes after the women's 10000m final at the National Stadium on Thursday.

Zhang Yingying (CHN, MOG) - Gold Medalist

On her performance:

"Pretty good. I think I can do better in the Olympic Games."

On her feelings about the earthquake:

"I'm very sorry about that. The only thing I can do is practise harder and try to inspire their spirit. I hope people there can recover from this disaster and rebuild their homes."

On how she relaxes:

"My coach will help me, and for myself sometimes I just sing and play for relaxation."

Bai Xue (CHN, BJG) - Silver Medalist

On her performance:

"I think I did OK. It's not as good as I expected. My goal was to run under 31:30. But I didn't reach the goal. I didn't perform well mainly because I failed to work out a good strategy."

Zhou Chunxiu (CHN, JSU) - Fifth Place

On her performance:

"I wasn't myself, didn't reach my goal of 31:45. I fell, and it disrupted my pace. I won't participate in the 5000m or 10000m at the Olympics. I will concentrate on the marathon."

Xie Fang (CHN, JIN) - 17th Place

On her shape:

"I trained too hard last month, so I don't feel well today. I'm clear about my physical condition."

On her goal:

"Of course my goal is the Olympics, I still have the chance. It all depends on the qualifying tournament at the end of June."

On her performance:

"Since I don't feel good, I was not so confident in the middle of the race, especially when it came to the three kilometer mark."