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Valerie Adams

Valerie Adams. An Olympic athlete for 2012. SHOT PUTT. Shot put is a field sport it involves throwing and pushing as far as you can. The shot putt ball is no ordinary ball its a heavy metal ball.

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Valerie Adams

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  1. Valerie Adams An Olympic athlete for 2012

  2. SHOT PUTT • Shot put is a field sport it involves throwing and pushing as far as you can. The shot putt ball is no ordinary ball its a heavy metal ball. • The Athlete should stand in a position that has most of your weight over the right foot and should think of "chin-knee-toe“. Thinking of chin, knee, toe makes the athlete stand in a straight position. The feet and hips should be facing the side and the shoulder turned backwards.

  3. Interesting knowledge • Valerie Kasanita Adams was born on 16th October 1984 she is an athlete in the woman's Olympic team. She’s a three time world champion, her best throw was 21.24 metres long. • Valerie Adams won a gold medal in the 2006 commonwealth games in Melbourne and a gold in the Beijing Olympics. Adams was born in rotorua. In 2010 she was awarded sports woman of the year and she also won gold in 2010 commonwealths too.

  4. How They Train

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  6. Latest News Valerie was awarded gold after an athlete used drugs to make herself stronger.

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