Dame Valerie Adams DNZM is a four-time World champion, four-time World Indoor champion, two-time Olympic champion, three-time Commonwealth Games champion and also an Olympic silver medallist and bronze medallist. She has a personal best throw of 21.24 metres outdoors and 20.54 m indoors. These marks are Oceanian, Commonwealth and New Zealand national records. She also holds the World Championships record, World Indoor Championships record and Commonwealth Games record. Dame Valerie first represented…

Anne Lord “graduated” from an impressive career as an athlete to find a real niche in administration of athletics – of which her country, Oceania Athletics and World Athletics have been substantial beneficiaries. Anne was five times a national junior champion across both track and field and cross-country before moving to senior ranks and becoming…