WINDSOR, Inglaterra (AP) — Gran Bretaña consiguió al fin su primera medalla de oro en los Juegos Olímpicos de los que es anfitriona, gracias a Helen Glover y Heather Stanning, quienes se impusieron el miércoles en la regata de par de remos.

Bajo una presión intensa y con toda la expectativa en los medios informativos locales, las favoritas cruzaron la meta en siete minutos, 27.13 segundos. Australia se quedó con la plata, a un largo de distancia, y Nueva Zelanda obtuvo la presea de bronce.

Es la primera medalla olímpica de oro lograda por Gran Bretaña en el remo de mujeres, y tanto espectadores como periodistas locales esperan que sea la puerta de entrada a una mayor cosecha de preseas para el país en el Lago Dorney, durante los cuatro días de finales.

Glover y Stanning marchan invictas en 2012 y establecieron un récord olímpico en las eliminatorias.

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  • Britain's Ed Mckeever competes in the kayak single 200-meter men's final at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Saturday, Aug. 11, 2012, in Eton Dorney, near Windsor, England. (AP Photo/Francisco Leong, Pool)

  • Great Britain's Heather Stanning, right, and Helen Glover celebrate after winning the gold medal for the women's rowing pair in Eton Dorney, near Windsor, England, at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2012. (AP Photo/Damien Meyer, Pool)

  • Britain's Heather Stanning and Helen Glover celebrate after winning the gold medal in the women's rowing pair event at the 2012 Summer Olympics in Eton Dorney, near Windsor, England, Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2012. (AP Photo/Eric Feferberg, Pool)

  • Great Britain's Heather Stanning and Helen Glover, top, celebrate after winning the gold medal for the women's rowing pair in Eton Dorney, near Windsor, England, at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2012. (AP Photo/Armando Franca)

  • Ukraine's, from left, Anastasiia Kozhenkova and Nataliya Dovgodko celebrate their gold medal for the women's rowing quadruple sculls in Eton Dorney, near Windsor, England, at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2012. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)

  • Germany's, from left, Britta Oppelt, Julia Richter, Carina Baer, and Annekatrin Thiele celebrate after winning the silver medal for the women's rowing quadruple sculls in Eton Dorney, near Windsor, England, at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2012. (AP Photo/Armando Franca)

  • Great Britain's Heather Stanning and Helen Glover, left, celebrate after winning the gold medal for the women's rowing pair in Eton Dorney, near Windsor, England, at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2012. At right, silver medal winner Australia's Sarah Tait and Kate Hornsey. (AP Photo/Armando Franca)