Glover and Stanning win gold for Britain

[Terpe]

Great Britain won their first gold medal of the London 2012 Olympics as rowers Helen Glover and Heather Stanning triumphed in the women's pair.

The world silver medallists led from the start, clocking seven minutes 27.13 seconds to become the first British female rowers to win an Olympic title.

More here (http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/olympics/18905412)

[Terpe]

:Jump::Jump::Jump:

That was a great race too :Jump:

[grahamw48]

Well done ladies. :xxgrinning--00xx3:

I must have missed that event, but excellent news. :)

[lastlid]

A stamp depicting Glover and Stanning to be released tomorrow


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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/olympics/rowing/9444565/Royal-Mail-releases-stamps-to-honour-gold-medal-winners.html

And a letterbox to be painted in gold in each of their home towns....

http://www.post-boxes-uk.co.uk/uk-post-boxes-to-painted-gold-for-olympics.html

[Terpe]

And what wonderful ladies too. :xxgrinning--00xx3:

More superb role models emerge from these games :xxgrinning--00xx3: