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BOA to rule on Taekwondo row

The British Olympic Association is expected to announce a decision on whether Taekwondo star Aaron Cook should be selected for London 2012. He is the world number one but GB Taekwondo want to select world number 59 Lutalo Muhammad instead.

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Sports Minister Hugh Robertson: Olympic taekwondo row 'embarrassing'

The Sports Minister Hugh Robertson has described the Olympic taekwondo row as "embarrassing".

He said:

"My line in this is a very simple one. I want us to win as many gold medals as possible at London 2012.

"My concern is to ensure that we select the very best possible team which gives us the best chance of winning medals and particularly gold medals.

"I do not have a formal role in selecting which athletes form part of GB.

"Is it embarrassing for us? The answer to that is yes because you would rather not see our sports getting criticised by their international federations."

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