by nzadmin | Jul 30, 2013 | Featured, News, Track
IAAF Diamond League, Sainsbury’s Anniversary Games, QE Olympic Park – 26/27 July 2013 Valerie Adams continued her amazing streak of unbeaten competitions with a completely dominant win at the London Diamond League shot put. Adams best throw of 20.90m is the best in...
by nzadmin | Aug 13, 2012 | Featured, London2012, News, Olympic Games, Track
Valerie Adams has been awarded the gold medal for shot put at the London Olympic Games. The announcement comes after Belarus’s Nadzeya Ostapchuk tested positive for the steroid metenolone in a urine sample. Ostapchuk’s positive test means the 31-year-old has been...
by nzadmin | Aug 13, 2012 | Featured, London2012, News, Olympic Games, Track
LONDON Olympic Games – 3-12 August 2012 Monday 6 August: Valerie Adams was unable to match the power of arch rival Nadzeya Ostapchuk in the defence of her Olympic crown in the shot put. Update: Adams wins Gold after Ostapchuk tests positive Update: Valerie Adams...
by nzadmin | Aug 7, 2012 | Featured, London2012, Marathon, News, Olympic Games
Olympic Games – 3-12 August 2012 Kimberley Smith was disappointed with her 15th place in the marathon around a tight and difficult course in 2h 26m 59s. “I just didn’t feel great today, the course I found really, really difficult. I was slipping, the cobblestones were...
by nzadmin | Jul 11, 2012 | Featured, News, Track, Women
Rebecca Wardell’s quest to compete in the heptathlon at the London Olympics has been defeated by an injured hamstring. Wardell was to have a last-ditch effort in qualifying at the French combined events championships over the weekend, but after a fitness test she...