Dai Greene, Aaron Cook and the torch in Scotland
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As the Olympic torch tours the beautiful cities, highlands and islands of Scotland, Bryan Burnett marvels at the joyous atmosphere surrounding the torch relay while Fred MacAuley speaks to some of the Scottish torch bearers. World Taekwando number one Aaron Cook reveals how he feels “cheated and robbed” by BOA’s decision to ratify his exclusion from Team GB. Paralympian Georgina Bullen speaks to BBC Three Counties’ Gail Emms and Luke Ashmead about goalball, a sport which takes place in total silence. World 400 meters hurdles champion Dai Greene discusses his recent poor form and his use of music to enhance his performance with BBC 5 Live’s Steve Parry. The BBC Radio 4 documentary “Pump Up the Volume” explores the relationship between music and performance to reveal why a pop music playlist is a good scientific choice for a physical work out.
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