MEN'S PAIR - QUOTES

YAROSLAV finishes second in men's pair repechage

Thu 12 Sept

SHENYANG - Melnikov Yaroslav (KAZ) finished second in the men's pair repechage on Thursday, the second day of the Asian Rowing U19 and U23 Championships here along the Hun river.

On today's result:

"We finished second in our group in today's repechage and made it to the final. We are pretty satisfied with our overall performance and looking forward to the coming final. We are very excited."

On their contenders:

"I think our strongest contenders is the Vietnamese team in the same group, they are pretty good.”

On his original purpose to practice rowing:

"I love rowing since I was a child, and I keep practicing rowing out of passion. I hope it could last for my lifetime.”

On his impression about Shenyang:

"The city Shenyang is very beautiful. It is my first time to visit here, and the people are very warm-hearted and friendly. I really like the food here. It suits my taste and looks amazing. I want to express my thanks to the organizers, for providing me the opportunity to come to Shenyang, China, enjoying a different culture and such a beautiful scenery."

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