Since landing at Heathrow on Monday morning for a long-awaited re-union with dad Darren and mum Wendy, she has been in high demand.

And after radio interviews with Rutland Radio and BBC Radio Leicester, the Melton teenager was invited onto Chris Evans' BBC Radio 2 show.

As the youngest member of the six-strong archery team, the 14-year-old's medal achievement has caught the station's imagination.

Lauren was asked for an interview live on air by sports broadcaster Johnny Saunders during Evans' drivetime show, broadcast Monday to Friday from 5pm to 7pm.

Dad Darren said: "It is amazing how she has taken everything in her stride.

"Lauren was the youngest archer there by three or four years. It was a big step for her and we are very proud of what she has achieved."

After disappointment with a first round exit in the individual event, the 14-year-old was jubilant to win a bronze in the women's team event.

It could have been even better had crucial misses late on against Malaysia denied them a place in the gold medal play-off with Australia.

"It was definitely the toughest competition I have ever faced. The world championships were quite tough, but this was like a mini Olympics.

"We weren't expected to get a medal at all. We just went out there to shoot and enjoy the experience, but we (Britain) got a team gold in the boys, an individual gold in the boys team and our bronze.

"It's been a really good experience. The coaches were all really proud of me and the team as I am all proud of them, too."

As well as overcoming homesickness, Lauren also had to contend with temperatures in the 40s on top of the pressure cooker atmosphere of top international competition.

She added: "The organisers said if it got over 40C we wouldn't have to shoot, but it was between 40C and 45C and we went out anyway. We just drank lots of water and rested whenever we could.

"We were in Brisbane for the first week and took my laptop so I could contact mum and dad, but in Sydney there was no contact.

"But it was OK – there were the coaches and team-mates and we all supported each other."

Markswoman Hannah Polak has Olympic 2012 in her sights after shooting her way to gold and silver in the junior version.

Having secured silver in the air pistol, the A-level student from Wymeswold, clinched a more remarkable gold in the sports pistol.

Polak was unable to train in this discpline because of the ban on pistol ownership in Britain and had to travel to Switzerland and further afield to get experience where she could.

She said: "I'm absolutely thrilled, so happy. Considering we don't get to train with these guns back home, instead having to go abroad for the odd training camp here and there, which is so much less than everyone else, it's really good."

"I was just completely focused during the competition. I didn't think of anything else other than shooting and focused purely on the job in hand.

"Standing on the podium with the British flag is a memory that I will treasure forever."

Hannah, a member of Asfordby Hill-based Holwell Rifle Club, narrowly missed out on top spot in her first discipline, the 10m air pistol event. The A-level student from Wymeswold, qualified for the final in third with 366 out of 400.

But she fired a brilliant 10-shot final of 99.5 for a total of 465.5, leaprogging above British team-mate Victoria Mullin into silver medal postion and just 2.2 points behind Malaysian winner Whahidah Ismail.

She added: "The qualifying round was not brilliant for me; I was trying way too hard and finished in joint third position. Then I did the best final of my life, scoring 99.5. The medal presentation felt amazing. It was fantastic to have two British medallists in one event."

She went into the women's 25m sport pistol event boosted by the news her new British Record set last year had just been ratified.

The 17-year-old topped the qualifying rankings with 560 out of 600 from 60 shots, four points clear of Australian shooter Foster. She then dominated the final, scoring 193 for a final total of 753 and even extended her lead to nine points from silver medallist Ismail.

Despite the pressure and the soaring temperatures, her secret to staying cool was Australian rock music: "I like to stay in the zone between rounds and always listen to music to keep me pumped. Today, being in Australia, it was AC/DC."