Adams would have been satisfied with her effort in Poland as she demonstrated palpably that, even at 36, and having had two children during this Olympic cycle, she remains a red-hot medal contender in Tokyo. A shift to Christchurch at the start of the year to team up with crack throws coach Dale Stevenson had been a key ingredient in what most believe will be her final season at this level. The veteran athlete’s third-round toss of 19.75m bettered the 19.65m she mustered for victory at the Sir Graeme Douglas International meet in Auckland at the end of February. That had been the furthest she had thrown the 4kg shot in nearly five years.