Women's rowing pair Helen Glover and Heather Stanning have won Team GB's first gold medal of the London Olympics.
The duo also became the first British women to take an Olympic rowing gold in front of an ecstatic crowd at Eton Dorney.
A short while later, the men's eight claimed bronze behind Germany and Canada, the champions in Beijing.
Glover and Stanning led from the front in a dominant performance which saw the opposition trail in their wake.The favourites crossed the line in 7 minutes, 27.13 seconds. Australia took silver, a length back, with New Zealand earning the bronze.
After finishing, Glover and Stanning hugged each other with joy and saluted the crowd, which included Prince William and Harry and the Princess Royal.
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