Comfortable on the top of the Olympic podium, Kiwi shot putter is back there in the New Year's Honours as Dame Valerie Adams, given the equivalent of a knighthood for her services to athletics.
Adams heads a sports‑rich list of those honoured by their country, with former world anti‑doping boss David Howman and top Olympic administrator Mike Stanley made a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to sport.
But Adams is in no doubt it was a massive honour, though one impossible to compare to winning Olympic golds in 2008 and 2012, and a silver in 2016.
Source: Stuff.co
