It's not a medal she's particularly used to, but Valerie Adams is taking the positives out of her bronze medal in the world indoor championships shot put in Oregon today.
The double Olympic champion was having her first international competition since the middle of last year. It was a year of rehab and surgeries, and plenty of hurt, missing the world championships and having to accept, as she put it, ''getting my my arse kicked".
''I have to look at the positives out of today and that is I did have a podium finish and did come out and compete after what has been a very long journey for me. It's great to be back," Adams said from Oregon tonight.
The competition had a terrific conclusion.
American Michelle Carter had taken the lead from the second round, with Adams on her tail. But with her final throw, Hungarian Anita Marton, lying third, threw a spanner in proceedings, producing a cracking 19.33m to take the lead.