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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.

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.

Live blog: Valerie Adams' ceremony

Live blogging from Auckland, where golden girl Valerie Adams will finally receive her Olympic gold medal.

Athletics: Golden girl touches down

A beaming Valerie Adams has been embraced by family and adorned with lei in a triumphant return to Auckland ahead of her Olympic gold medal ceremony tonight.

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.

World's best losers taste joy of victory

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.

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.