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Valerie Adams, World and Olympic champion of shot-put, is one of the six nominees of 2015 Sportswoman of Laureus Awards which is to be staged in Shanghai on Wednesday.

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SOUNDBITE (English) Valerie Adams, Olympic and world champion, New Zealand

"I had surgery 6 month ago so obviously the goal is to get to Beijing and to defend my title. We will see how the season pans out, but I am looking to go to the Bird's Nest somewhere I won my Olympic title back in 2008, so it should be good, should be good."

SOUNDBITE (English) Valerie Adams, Olympic and world champion, New Zealand

"It is quite exciting and I am very honoured to be here first of all and be among amazing athletes from a lot of sports around the world. They are all very fantastic in their chosen sports, but I'm just honoured to be here and I think it will be a great night to celebrate great sports and to be in Shanghai to do so. I am happy and excited."

SOUNDBITE (English) Valerie Adams, Olympic and world champion, New Zealand

"I think everybody who has been nominated here has a reason, everybody has done amazingly well in their chosen sport and have had an amazing 2014 season. I don't have any advantage over anybody, I'd like to think that we are just here to celebrate the sport at the end of the day. Whoever wins, wins and I will congratulate anybody that wins. I'm just looking forward to a good night. Just happy to be here, this is almost like the icing on the cake, just even being named among the top five of the females in the world in every sport - that is quite amazing in itself, so we shall see."