Rowing pair win Olympic gold
Rowers Helen Glover and Heather Stanning won Team GB's first gold today in the women pairs final. The men's eight, featuring 40-year-old Greg Searle, won bronze.
Rower's 'rapid rise' to Olympic gold medallist success
British golden girl Helen Glover has had a "meteoric, rapid rise" after starting rowing just four years ago and her family is still trying to get to grips with the sport, her mother Rachel said today.
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