Tears flowed again for Dame Valerie Adams when she returned to the Tokyo Olympics athletes’ village with her bronze medal, to be greeted by her New Zealand team-mates performing a haka. The 36-year-old shot put colossus, who won her fourth successive Olympic medal when collecting bronze, was named by team chef de mission Rob Waddell as New Zealand’s flagbearer for Sunday’s closing ceremony at the Olympic Stadium. * The Tokyo Lowdown: An Olympic preview* Dame Valerie Adams favoured to be New Zealand flagbearer at Tokyo Olympics* Lisa Adams to join big sister Dame Valerie in Tokyo after booking Paralympics berthAdams, who won gold in Beijing and London in 2008 and 2012 respectively, before adding silver in Rio five years ago, threw 19.62m on her way to bronze last week. Cameron Spencer/Getty Images Valerie Adams reacts with her delight after clinching her bronze medal at the Tokyo Olympic Games women's shot put final. Cameron Spencer/Getty Images Valerie Adams after winning the bronze medal at the Olympic Stadium on August 1.

Source: Stuff August 08, 2021 01:59 UTC