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, Nicola Adams and Jade Jones all 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
• Staff working on BBC News bulletins sent a memo urging them to focus more on the achievements of other countries, and not just Team GB
• The triple win reinvigorated Team GB’s campaign, taking the number of golds won by the host nation to 25, the highest for 104 years

There can be no greater contrast between their respective sports.
One is genteel and elegant, the other two brutal and frenzied.
But yesterday Charlotte Dujardin, Nicola Adams and Jade Jones all found themselves in the same position, making Olympic history for Britain.

Golden girls: Charlotte Dujardin with her second Gold for Team GB after winning in the individual freestyle dressage

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.

 

In a bizarre twist, the latest gold rush came on a day when it emerged that staff working on BBC News bulletins  had been sent a memo urging them to focus more on the achievements of other countries, and not just Team GB. 
The message was sent by head of news Helen Boaden, following a complaint by Director General Mark Thompson.

Memo anger: The message was sent by head of news Helen Boaden, following a complaint by Director General Mark Thompson.

It irritated staff and last night the 6pm news still began with the news of the British success, although the 10pm bulletin led on Usain Bolt’s success in the 200m.
After a Wednesday without any medals, the triple win reinvigorated Team GB’s campaign, taking the number of golds won by the host nation to 25, the highest for 104 years.
It also raised the overall medal tally to 52 – well above the target of 48.

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

Proud: Jade Jones became Britain¿s youngest Olympic champion at London 2012 as the 19-year-old nicknamed the 'Head Hunter' claimed taekwondo gold

Dujardin, 27, who already had a gold medal from team dressage, was the last competitor to go in the packed Greenwich Park arena.
She rode her horse Valegro to victory accompanied by movie themes including the Great Escape and Live And Let Die, and patriotic British tunes such as Land of Hope and Glory and I Vow to Thee, My Country.
‘It is unbelievable,’ she said. ‘It is always something I’ve known the horse could achieve, but I didn’t really know how I was going to find the atmosphere and the expectation.’

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

She pipped Dutch rider Adelinde Cornelissen while Britain’s Laura Bechtolsheimer, another team gold medallist, took bronze.
Dujardin became only the fourth British woman to win double gold at one Games after Dame Kelly  Holmes, Rebecca Adlington and Laura Trott.
Over at the ExCeL centre, the Duchess of Cambridge, Princess Anne and David Cameron were all among the crowd to see 29-year-old Nicola Adams, from Leeds, pull off an unexpected win by outclassing three-times world champion Ren Canan.

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

Later at the same venue, 19-year-old Jade Jones became GB’s youngest gold winner when she beat China’s Hou Yuzhuo 6-4 in the final of the taekwondo under-57kg featherweight category.
Britain’s third sailing medal is also assured as Luke Patience and Stuart Bithell are guaranteed at least silver in the 470 class.
The pair are due to go for gold today against an Australian crew after their final race was delayed owing to lack of wind at Weymouth yesterday.