Elliott Smith: Shot put champion Lisa Adams on 'special' moment with sister and coach Dame Valerie

Early Edition with Ryan Bridge · Aug 29, 2021 · 3m

When six rounds were complete and Lisa Adams saw her name at the top of the leaderboard in the women's shot put (F37) at the Paralympic Games, a dream had been realised.

She sought out her coach and sister, Dame Valerie, and the two shared an embrace before Adams had the New Zealand flag draped around her shoulders.

It was a moment she won't soon forget.

"Honestly, it was just phenomenal," Adams told Newstalk ZB's Elliott Smith of having her sister with her in Tokyo. "That was so special to me; that hug is up there with one of the best hugs I've ever had in my life. That was so special to be…