The
nation is going gold-medal crazy at the moment as Great Britain
continue to shine at the Olympic Games, but one newspaper's efforts to
join in the mood of national pride went wrong when they pictured the
Dutch dressage team instead of Britain's gold medallists on their front
page.
The gold medal was Britain's 20th at London 2012 (they
added two more later in the day), eclipsing their total of 19 set at
Beijing. It was also a first ever medal for the Brits of any colour in
the discipline, which has traditionally been dominated by Germany.But the Daily Express's picture on their first edition clearly shows the bronze-winning Netherlands team rather than Britain's heroes.
The faces of the British dressage team are not recognisable in the same way as the likes of fellow Olympian Sir Chris Hoy, who also won gold on Tuesday — but despite that, there were a few hints for the sub-editors.
The orange on their clothing could have been one hint. The bronze medals around their neck could have been another.
The gaffe was quickly spotted and passed around on Twitter, where the likes of BBC presenter Clare Balding pointed out the slight to the British stars.
And 'Wednesday's Express' was trending on the social networking site — presumably not for the reasons the paper might have hoped.
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