Valerie Vili celebrates with her Halberg Award trophy, one of her two victories at the Vector Arena last night. Photo / Martin Sykes
Valerie Vili celebrates with her Halberg Award trophy, one of her two victories at the Vector Arena last night. Photo / Martin Sykes

Olympic gold medal-winning shot-putter Valerie Vili took out the top award at the Westpac Halberg Awards in Auckland last night.

Vili, also named Sportswoman of the Year, promised that she would be competing at many Olympics to come. She is the first woman to win the top prize - the Halberg Award - in consecutive years and the second woman to win it twice.

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