New Zealand shot put athletes Tom Walsh and Dame Valerie Adams. Photo / Photosport
Kiwi shot put star Tom Walsh has revealed his competitive relationship with fellow shot putter Dame Valerie Adams, admitting to a "bit of tension" between the pair.
Walsh and Adams recently trained together in Christchurch in preparation for upcoming competitions, including the Olympic Games in Tokyo later in the month.
Speaking to Newstalk ZB, Walsh said it had been good to have Adams training alongside him, despite the odd clash of heads.
"There's some egos in the room, that's for sure," Walsh said. "We do actually get on really well, but like any training partners, to see each other every day for four hours there's going to be a little bit of tension. It's all good; it's healthy tension.
"It's been really good to have Val down with us. There are two alphas in the room and there has been times for sure where we've clashed heads and stuff like that, but it has been really good to compete with someone of Val's character, and it's good for her self-belief as well and good for me to see her doing well again in Stockholm. She's on the right path going into Tokyo as well as I am."
