Golden Girls
West Country rowers Heather Stanning and Helen Glover have won Great Britain's first gold medal in the London 2012 Olympics.
Homeless dogs named after gold medal winners
Homeless dogs have been named after Team GB's gold medal winners in a bid to get them re-homed. Battersea Dogs and Cats Home named wo seven-week-old Chihuahuas after rowers Heather Stanning and Helen Glover. Cyclist Bradley Wiggins had a Stafforshire bull terrier named after him.
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