Capturing the moment. Valerie's final throw. A Championship
record 21.14m and personal best. The bottom corner photo shows
her coach's intructions.
"GO FOR GOLD !
From the back of the circle, be very dynamic with your legs.
Keep a long distance between shot and left foot at board.
Long pushing of your pelvis forward into the left side of the body"
The final sentence is blurred by the plasic sheet.
Women's Shot Put final. 2011 World Athletics Championships.
1. Valerie ADAMS (NZL) 21.24m CBP. PB
2. Nadzeya OSTAPCHUK (BLR) 20.05m
3. Jillian CAMARENA-WILLIAMS (USA) 20.02m
4. Lijiao GONG (CHN) 19.97m
5. Yevgeniya KOLODKO (RUS) 19.78m
6. Ling LI (CHN) 19.71m
7. Anna AVDEEVA (RUS) 19.54m
8. Nadine KLEINERT (GER) 19.26m
Annual progress:
2011 21.24 Daegu 29/08/2011 (PB)
2010 20.86 Split 05/09/2010
2009 21.07 Thessaloniki 13/09/2009
2008 20.56 Beijing 16/08/2008
2007 20.54 Osaka 26/08/2007
2006 20.20 Bad Köstritz 27/08/2006
2006 20.20 Christchurch 28/01/2006
2005 19.87 Helsinki 12/08/2005
2004 19.29 Auckland 04/12/2004
2003 18.93 Osaka 10/05/2003
2002 18.40 Madrid 21/09/2002
2001 17.08 Debrecen 13/07/2001
2000 15.72 Papakura 26/01/2000