Adams listed for athlete of the year
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New Zealand Olympic gold medallist shot putter Valerie Adams is on the short list for the 2014 World Athlete of the Year Award.
She is among ten women selected by an international panel of athletics experts which include representatives from all six continental areas of the IAAF.
At the conclusion of a voting process, three finalists will be selected. The Council of the International Athletics Foundation will then select the winner to be announced on November 21. There are separate awards for men and women.
Adams had surgery on her left shoulder and right elbow last month, looking to clear up the injuries which hampered her international season this year.
Female candidates: Valerie Adams (NZL), Genzebe Dibaba (ETH), Dawn Harper Nelson (USA), Caterine Ibarguen (COL), Francena McCorory (USA), Sandra Perkovic (CRO), Dafne Schippers (NED), Kaliese Spencer (JAM), Barbora Spotakova (CZE), Anita Wlodarczyk (POL).