New Zealand’s Olympic shot put champion Valerie Adams has thanked her fans at home for their support after she seemed to have lost her title in London last week.

Adams, who finished second behind Belarusian Nadzeya Ostapchuk in the Olympic competition on August 6th, learned last night that her rival had failed pre-event and post-competition drug tests, and would be stripped of her gold medal.

Adams said she burst into tears when she found out that her silver medal had turned to gold, and is now just enjoying the moment.

New Zealand now sits 15th on the medal table, with six gold and 14 medals altogether.


Story by: Vijay Narayan