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Athletics-New Zealand's double Olympic shot put champion Adams retires

(Reuters) - Double Olympic shot put champion Valerie Adams said on Tuesday she is retiring from the sport, having represented New Zealand at five Games and winning four medals.

New Zealand shot put legend Valerie Adams retires

shot put champion Valerie Adams announced her retirement Tuesday after a stellar career that saw her dominate the sport for long periods. The towering 37-year old was unbeatable at her peak, winning a record 56 straight international competitions between 2010 and 2014. She claimed gold at the Beijing and London Games, earning silver in Rio and bronze in Tokyo last year.

New Zealand's double Olympic shot put champion Adams retires

Double Olympic shot put champion Valerie Adams said on Tuesday she is retiring from the sport, having represented New Zealand at five Games and winning four medals.

Ukraine's boxers in fight of their lives

The two big men standing shoulder to shoulder in The Associated Press photo taken Sunday in the mayor's office in beleaguered Kyiv, Ukraine, were instantly recognisable to most boxing fans. Vitali and Wladimir Klitschko, the sons of a Soviet major general, are both former heavyweight champions and whenever one was in the ring, the other was always helping from the corner.