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The former BMX world champion and London 2012 silver medallist, Sarah Walker, is to have surgery on her damaged shoulder (Reuters file)

Sarah Walker out for 6 months

Olympic silver medallist Sarah Walker is to have surgery today on her damaged shoulder and will be off her bike for up to six months.

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Valerie Adams thought about the fight but it didn't fit right (Reuters file)

Val turns down Ostapchuk fight

Kiwi Olympic shot putt champion Valerie Adams believes she has kept her integrity in check by turning down a boxing bout against arch-nemisis Nadzeya Ostapchuk.

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Eric Murray Junior and his grandfather, Eric Murray Senior

Murray shares gold with namesake video

Olympic gold medallist Eric Murray visited his grandfather and namesake at a retirement village in Upper Hutt today.

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(from left) Eric Murray, Mahe Drysdale, Joseph Sullivan and Hamish Bond

Gold rowers get Audis video

Our gold medal winning Kiwi rowers are still basking in Olympic glory, especially when sponsors continue to reward their efforts.

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Usain Bolt and Breakers chief executive Richard Clarke (Photosport)

Usain Bolt warms up with Breakers video

The world's fastest man got on court with the Breakers, where they swapped notes on chasing a third title.

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Andrea Hewitt (right) came 6th in the triathlon in London (Photosport)

New top man for Tri NZ video

After the disappointment of the London Olympics, Triathlon New Zealand has appointed a new high performance director.

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Valerie Adams (Photosport)

Medal ceremony ‘closes a chapter’ - Adams video

After finally being awarded the gold medal that was rightfully hers, Valerie Adams is now looking forward to moving on.

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Valerie Adams receives her gold medal for the Women's Shot Put at the 2012 London Olympic Games at a special function at The Cloud in Auckland (Photosport)

Finally, gold for Valerie video

Olympic champion Valerie Adams has finally received her hard-earned gold medal at a ceremony in Auckland this evening.

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Valerie Adams said she's been overwhelmed by the support she’s received

Golden girl Val arrives home video

A boisterous crowd has welcomed home double Olympic shot put champion Valerie Adams at Auckland International Airport.

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Valerie Adams

Valerie heads home with gold video

For a few moments today Valerie Adams actually had her hands on that precious Olympic gold medal.

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Valerie Adams

Not just gold medal luring Adams home video

Valerie Adams is on her way home, and so is the gold medal she was denied at the London Olympics.

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Valerie Adams has her gold medal

Adams gets first touch of gold medal video

Shotputter Valerie Adams is on her way back to New Zealand to officially receive her long-awaited Olympic gold medal.

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Young people are looking up to our Paralympic team

Paralympians inspire youths video

Our Paralympic team arrived home from a hugely successful campaign in London today.

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Valerie Adams (File)

Val to finally get her medal video

Valerie Adams’ Olympic gold medal has been retrieved from Belarus, and will be presented in a ceremony in Auckland next week.

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Belarus shotputter Nadzeya Ostapchuk (Reuters)

Ostapchuk's coach drugged food

Belarus shotputter Nadzeya Ostapchuk had really taken doping, however being unaware of it.

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Sophie Pascoe wins gold in 100m Freestyle S10 (Photosport)

NZ tops Paralympics per capita medal table

In terms of population per medal, New Zealand's 17 medals at the Paralympics put it on top of the table.

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Crowds lining the streets of London for the parade  (Reuters)

Britain celebrates London 2012 success video

Hundreds of thousands of people have lined the streets of London to congratulate Britain’s Olympic and Paralympic athletes in a victory parade.

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Olympic medallists Lisa Carrington (L) and Sarah Walker (R)

Olympians star in Beef & Lamb ad video

New Zealand collected one of its largest ever medal hauls at the London Olympics last month, and now the sponsors are starting to respond.

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Belarussian athlete Nadzeya Ostapchuk (Reuters file)

Deadline passes for Ostapchuk appeal

The London 2012 Olympics shot put gold now looks out of reach for disgraced Belarussian athlete Nadzeya Ostapchuk.

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Sophie Pascoe's family are in London

Sophie Pascoe's family celebrate video

Kiwi Paralympian Sophie Pascoe has defied the odds again, breaking the world record in the 200 metre individual medley twice in one day.

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