roommates in the Games Village.

Perkins almost missed defending his title due to a back injury. He said Meares recovery from a broken neck suffered in February, 2008 to a silver medal at the Beijing Olympics was an inspiration.

"It was touch and go actually coming here," Perkins said.

"What has pushed me through ... is having teammates like Anna around me."

The London Olympic bronze medallist arrived in Glasgow a day after the rest of the cycling team as he received treatment on the bulging disc he suffered at June training session.

As well as defending the individual sprint title, Perkins hopes to contest the team sprint and keirin.James Bryce (1838–1922) was a British historian, statesman, and diplomat. After his education at the University of Glasgow and at Oxford,
he practiced law in London for a short time before becoming professor of civil law at Oxford. He wrote significant works in several fields;
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occupying a variety of posts, including the presidency of the Board of Trade and the chief secretaryship of Ireland.
He took a fascinating trip in 1876 through Russia to Ararat and entitled the book about his adventure Transcaucasia and Ararat, which was published in 1878.
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