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| Olympic rower Helen Glover loses unborn twin | Olympic rower Helen Glover loses unborn twin |
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| Double Olympic champion Helen Glover has announced she has lost one of the twins she was expecting. | Double Olympic champion Helen Glover has announced she has lost one of the twins she was expecting. |
| The Team GB rower announced on Twitter that she and her husband, TV wildlife expert Steve Backshall, had received "the hard news that one baby hasn't made it". | |
| The gold medallist, who is from Newlyn, Cornwall, said the couple were "very excited and hopeful for the remaining baby to arrive this summer". | The gold medallist, who is from Newlyn, Cornwall, said the couple were "very excited and hopeful for the remaining baby to arrive this summer". |
| She is due to give birth in July. | She is due to give birth in July. |
| Dozens replied to Glover's tweet sending their condolences and good luck, including television presenter Ben Fogle who said: "We are sending you both lots of love." | Dozens replied to Glover's tweet sending their condolences and good luck, including television presenter Ben Fogle who said: "We are sending you both lots of love." |
| Kate Dobinson added: "It must be very hard to be in the public eye at this time and I hope people give you the privacy you need." | Kate Dobinson added: "It must be very hard to be in the public eye at this time and I hope people give you the privacy you need." |
| Glover made the announcement she was expecting twins on Twitter in March. | Glover made the announcement she was expecting twins on Twitter in March. |
| The rower and Backshall, who married in September 2016, found out about the pregnancy before Christmas but had been away filming since then. | The rower and Backshall, who married in September 2016, found out about the pregnancy before Christmas but had been away filming since then. |
| Glover and her rowing partner Heather Stanning won Britain's first gold medal of the 2012 Olympics in London. | Glover and her rowing partner Heather Stanning won Britain's first gold medal of the 2012 Olympics in London. |
| She took part in a victory parade in Penzance after the win and a Royal Mail postbox was painted gold in the town in honour of her winning performance. | She took part in a victory parade in Penzance after the win and a Royal Mail postbox was painted gold in the town in honour of her winning performance. |
| The pair took gold again in Rio de Janeiro in 2016, becoming the first British female rowers to defend their Olympic title. | The pair took gold again in Rio de Janeiro in 2016, becoming the first British female rowers to defend their Olympic title. |