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Athletics: Val Adams wary after layoff
Val Adams returned to competition for the first time this year after surgery to her right elbow and the removal of bone from her left shoulder.

Adams' record put to the test
One of New Zealand's greatest sporting records will be under threat tomorrow morning.

Watch: Steven Adams gives shot put a go
Kiwi NBA player Steven Adams probably won't be switching codes any time soon.

'I have never taken drugs'
Mo Farah has issued an impassioned denial that he has ever taken performance-enhancing drugs, insisting that the last two weeks have been "the toughest of my life."

Faceless blogs another hurdle for Jenner
You worry about the internet sometimes. Like the petition, at last count carrying 12,000 signatures, that Caitlyn/Bruce Jenner give back the Olympic gold medal won in 1976 for the decathlon.

Achilles helps mum from MS to marathons
Long-time athlete thought running life was over until she met Peter Loft’s team.

Athletics: Val holds nerve after op
About three months ago, shot putter Valerie Adams could see her Olympic dream literally slipping through her fingers.

Athletics: Tom Walsh builds on success
Shot putter Tom Walsh's biggest challenge when he heads overseas tomorrow for this year's campaign is "trying to stay like a normal Kiwi bloke".

Adams eyes China double header
Two trips to China are occupying Valerie Adams' attention as she leaves New Zealand for another season on top of the sporting world.

Action Weekend: Kiwi go-getter
Kiwi trail runner Anna Frost's commitment to her craft is such that, on her official break from international competition, she has decided to run a marathon just for fun.

College Sport: Student throws himself into world mix
St Paul's Collegiate School student Ryan Ballantyne threw a 5kg shot put 19.08m, breaking the Waikato record, at last Tuesday's central zone athletics championships held at Porritt Stadium in Hamilton.

Athletics: Petty on track to repeat last year's double
Angie Petty is halfway towards repeating her middle-distance double at the NZ track and field championships.

Running fan's 200th-marathon
Ingrid Frost is about to achieve a big feat. She will be the first woman in Australasia to officially run 200 marathons if she finishes Taranaki's Mountain to Surf event on Saturday.