Team GB have a first gold medal at London 2012!

Helen Glover and Heather Stanning have won the women's pairs rowing.

There was no immediate repeat in the quadruple sculls final, where we finished 6th

but our men's eight have just taken bronze.


Later, Bradley Wiggins is the odds-on favourite to win the men's time trial cycling.

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Meanwhile, Barack Obama's tweeted US swimmer Michael Phelps to congratulate him after he made Olympic history last night by bringing his all time medal tally to a record 19.

Phelps tweeted back "Thank you Mr. President. It's an honor representing the best country in the world."