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Friday, August 10, 2012

Olympics Special: Team GB's golden girls: Women lead the latest gold rush after THREE more victories but BBC chiefs warn staff not to be too patriotic


Charlotte Dujardin with her second Gold for Team GB
Golden girls: Charlotte Dujardin with her second Gold for Team GB after winning in the individual freestyle dressage
Charlotte Dujardin, Nicola Adams and Jade Jones all found themselves in the same position, making Olympic history for Britain.
But yesterday Charlotte Dujardin, Nicola Adams and Jade Jones all found themselves in the same position, making Olympic history for Britain.
Winning women: Yesterday Nicola Adams and Jade Jones found themselves in the same position, making Olympic history for Britain
Dujardin won gold in the individual freestyle dressage, Adams became the first women’s boxing champion and last night Jones triumphed in taekwondo.

Director general Mark Thompson is said to be ¿increasingly unhappy¿ with the patriotic tone of the news coverage of the Games.
The email was sent by the BBC's Helen Boaden
Memo anger: The message was sent by head of news Helen Boaden, following a complaint by Director General Mark Thompson.

Winner: Dujardin came first in the individual dressage and her fellow Team GB rider Laura Bechtolsheimer took the bronze
Winner: Dujardin came first in the individual dressage and her fellow Team GB rider Laura Bechtolsheimer took the bronze
History: Great Britain's Nicola Adams becomes the first woman to win Olympic boxing gold after victory over Ren Cancan at ExCeL
History: Great Britain's Nicola Adams becomes the first woman to win Olympic boxing gold after victory over Ren Cancan at ExCeL
Proud: Jade Jones became Britain¿s youngest Olympic champion at London 2012 as the 19-year-old nicknamed the ¿Head Hunter¿ claimed taekwondo gold
Proud: Jade Jones became Britain¿s youngest Olympic champion at London 2012 as the 19-year-old nicknamed the 'Head Hunter' claimed taekwondo gold

Result! Kate beams as she applauds the victory as she sits with MP Nick Clegg, rower Sir Steve Redgrave and Princess Anne
Result! Kate beams as she applauds the victory as she sits with MP Nick Clegg and rower Sir Steve Redgrave on one side and Sir Timothy Lawrence and Princess Anne on the other
Raised the roof: David Cameron was also among the thousands of spectators who roared Adams to victory in London's ExCel
Raised the roof: David Cameron was also among the thousands of spectators who roared Adams to victory in London's ExCel

Filling up medal cabinet: Britain¿s third sailing medal is also assured as Luke Patience and Stuart Bithell are guaranteed at least silver in the 470 class
Filling up medal cabinet: Britain's third sailing medal is also assured as Luke Patience and Stuart Bithell are guaranteed at least silver in the 470 class



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