RIO DE JANEIRO - Top quotes from the Rio Olympics on Saturday:Refugee Olympic Team's Yusra Mardini wins the 100m Butterfly heat at the Rio 2016 Games"The only thing I ever wanted was to compete in the Olympics." - Syria's Yusra Mardini, representing the Games' first ever refugee team, after winning her 100m butterfly heat"It was the hardest day I've ever had in my life on a bike. - Judoka Beslan Mudranov after winning the first gold medal for Russia, whose team has been depleted by a doping scandal - Spectator Adriana Barbosa, who travelled to Rio de Janeiro from Sao Paulo to watch the Games"We do hope nobody missed any important part of a competition for being on lines." - Games spokesman Mario Andrada, apologising for the long queues"I think my country proves that they still can win gold medals and this is not the last gold."

Source: Bangkok Post August 07, 2016 02:48 UTC