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Adams, official hug after Olympics gaffe
Olympic shot put champion Valerie Adams and Raylene Bates are still friends, embracing each other when they met for the first time since the London Games.
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Adams won't fight drug cheat rival
Valerie Adams has ruled out boxing her cheating Belarusian nemesis once and for all.
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Val gets her gold
"This is more than I expected" said Valerie Adams, as she finally received the gold medal she was entitled to at the London 2012 Games.
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Val: 'I do this for you'
In an emotional ceremony at The Cloud on Auckland's waterfront, champion shot putter Valerie Adams has been presented with her long-awaited gold medal.
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Val’s medal party tonight
Kiwis are being encouraged to head to Auckland's waterfront tonight to watch celebratory fireworks in honour of shot-putter Valerie Adams' Olympic gold medal ceremony.
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Tickets limited for Val's medal
The medal ceremony for Valerie Adams is to be held in front of a select audience of competition winners and VIPs, despite calls for a public celebration of her gold victory.
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Stench around Ostapchuk admission
The claim from the coach of Belarusian shot putter Nadzeya Ostapchuk that he spiked her food with steroids emits a stench worse than any rotting egg.
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NZ's glam girls: Lisa and Sarah
Olympic medallists Lisa Carrington and Sarah Walker have gone from small-town starts to the top of the world.
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Live in London: nzherald.co.nz at the Olympics
Social media editor Troy Rawhiti-Forbes looks at the athletes and organisations who win gold at the Socialympics.