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Paralympians

Episode 4: Aileen McGlynn

Duration: 25 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio Scotland FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio Scotland MW

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Paralympic cyclist Aileen McGlynn speaks to Paul Noble about her gold medal success in Beijing and of her dreams of winning a medal in front of a home crowd at the London 2012 Paralympics.

Aileen has been visually impaired from birth but explains that she has had a love of cycling from a very young age. However, it was only after she had watched Sir Chris Hoy compete in the 2002 Commonwealth games that she felt inspired to become a full time athlete herself. Show less

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