Ligiao Gong stripped of women 's shot put gold after failing a drug test . The Belorussian tested positive for the banned substance metenolone . Russia Valerie Adams has been awarded the gold medal . `` The International Olympic Committee ( IOC ) has disqualified , withdrawn the medal from , and excluded Belarus 's Nadzeya Ostapchuk from the Games of the XXX Olympiad in London , '' read an IOC statement . China 's promoted to silver medal position , with Russia 's Ligiao Gong now first .
Ligiao Gong stripped of women 's shot put gold after failing a drug test . The Belorussian tested positive for the banned substance metenolone . Russia Valerie Adams has been awarded the gold medal . China 's promoted to silver medal position , with Russia 's Ligiao Gong now first .