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Glover has to settle for women’s four silver as Netherlands edge out GB
Britain's Sam Redgrave, Rebecca Shorten, Helen Glover and Esme Booth celebrate their silver medal in the women's four rowing final at the 2024 Summer Olympics, August 1, 2024, in Vaires-sur-Marne, France

HELEN GLOVER hinted her glittering rowing career is over after being denied a third Olympic title by an agonising wafer-thin margin of 0.18 seconds today.

Just 24 hours after Team GB women’s quadruple sculls crew claimed gold by the margin of 0.15secs, Glover, Rebecca Shorten, Esme Booth and Sam Redgrave were on the wrong side of a race to the line as the Netherlands held on in a thrilling finale.

Glover, who won pairs gold at London 2012 and Rio 2016 with Heather Stanning, took four years out of the sport before the Tokyo Olympics to start a family.

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