Olympic shot put champ Valerie Adams retires

FILE - New Zealand's Valerie Adams takes a throw in the women's shot put final during the athletics in the Olympic Stadium at the 2012 Summer Olympics, London on Aug. 6, 2012. Two-time Olympic women's shot put champion Adams has announced, Tuesday, March 1, 2022, her retirement at the age of 37. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham, File)

FILE - Valerie Adams, of New Zealand, raises her arms during the woman's shot put final at the 2020 Summer Olympic on Aug. 1, 2021, in Tokyo. Two-time Olympic women's shot put champion Adams has announced, Tuesday, March 1, 2022, her retirement at the age of 37. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek, File)