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To make it a stellar day for Kiwi shot-putters, world shot put F37 champion Lisa Adams extended her world-leading throw in the para athletics discus F37 to 30.00m, adding a further 1.05m to her season’s best mark as she prepares for the Tokyo Paralympics. Kai Schwoerer/Getty Images Lisa Adams has again improved on her personal best. (FILE PHOTO) Eddie Osei-Nketia claimed victory in the men’s 100m in 10.26s, with a wind-reading of +1.8m/s. The New Zealand champion over the distance beat home Australia’s Jake Penny by 0.02. The 20-year-old’s PB of 10.12 was set in Brisbane in March as he continues to chase an automatic Olympic qualifying standard of 10.05. ....
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Dame Valerie Adams. Photo: Photosport Dame Valerie added almost one metre on to her season s best and four times surpassed the 19m mark with her best effort matching the world indoor lead of Portugal s Auriol Dongmo. She has shown small incremental improvements in her three previous competitions this year but on Saturday she took a giant leap forward. The 36-year-old mother-of-two matched her season s best of 18.68m with her first effort before launching the 4kg metal ball to 19.65m in round two - her best effort since she threw 19.75m in August of 2016 in Germany. In the zone, Adams then powered the shot out to 19.31m in round three. ....
Press Release – Athletics New Zealand Dame Valerie Adams surged back to her vintage best this evening as she lit up the Sir Graeme Douglas International in Auckland by unleashing a world-class 19.65m to register her longest throw for five years. In a brilliant return to form, Adams added almost one metre on to her season’s best and four times surpassed the 19m mark with her best effort matching the world indoor lead of Portugal’s Auriol Dongmo. Adams has shown small incremental improvements in her three previous competitions this year but today she took a giant leap forward. The 36-year-old mother-of-two matched her season’s best of 18.68m with her first effort before launching the 4kg metal ball to a mighty 19.65m in round two – her best effort since she threw 19.75m in August of 2016 in Germany. ....
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