7 Nov 2013

Adams named finalist for athlete of the year

5:59 am on 7 November 2013

New Zealand's champion shot-putter Valerie Adams has been named as one of the three female finalists for the IAAF Athlete of the Year Awards.

This year Adams defended her world championship title and also won the Diamond League series.

The Jamaican sprinter Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce and the Czech hurdler Zuzana Hejnova are the other finalists.

The men's finalists have already been announced - Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt, Britain's long distance runner Mo Farah and the Ukranian high jumper Bohdan Bondarenko.

The winners will be announced later this month.