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Select one New Zealand athlete going to the Olympic games and write a short biography about them. You could include personal information or concentrate on their sporting achievements. Include a photo.
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Name: Valerie Kasanita Adams Born: 6th October 1984 Rotorua, New Zealand Sport: Shotput In 1998 Valerie first met former javelin thrower Kirsten Hellier, who became her coach for the past 11 years. Valerie first came to conspicuity when she won the World Youth Championships in 2001 with a throw which reched the distance of 16.87 m. She followed this up in 2002 by becoming World Junior champion by throwing a shotput 17.73 m, and had her first ever taste of senior success by winning a silver medal at the Commonwealth Games with a throw of 17.45 m.
 * __ Valerie Adams __**

Valerie Adams is the commanding women's Olympic champion and three-time World champion, two-time Commonwealth and World Indoor champion. She currently holds the New Zealand, Oceanian, Commonwealth and equal World Championship records with a personal best throw of 21.24 metres.

Special thanks to... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valerie_Adams ... for supporting my research. :)


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 * __ The Olympic Anthem __**

Symbolism is one of the strong components expressed within the Olympic Games. The Greeks appreciated and honoured poets and their descriptive language as part of the Olympic spirit.

The "Olympic Hymn" of the modern era was written by Greeks Costis Palamis and Spiros Samaras. It was translated into French, and was used at the first Modern Olmpic Games held in Athens in 1896. Since 1960, it has been used at the Opening Ceremonies of each Olympic Games.

The hymn is played or sung during the opening ceremonies of the Olympics. Originally written in Greek, it has been "freely" translated into other languages and below is the main version.

Your task is to write a new Olympic anthem for the 2012 Olympic Games.

__**My Olympic Anthem For London 2012 Olympics**__

The torch is lit, let the games begin, It doesn't matter if you lose or win, So do your best as you compete, And try very hard not to cheat, <span style="color: #0fa9ff; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; font-size: 120%;">Also don't forget to have fun, <span style="color: #0fa9ff; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; font-size: 120%;">And be happy for the people that won, <span style="color: #0fa9ff; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; font-size: 120%;">So people don't forget to cheer, <span style="color: #0fa9ff; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; font-size: 120%;">"The Olympic Games are finally here!"