Valerie Adams

The shot put champion opened up about the immense health struggle she faced prior to her final Olympics.

"What my body had been through, not only via the C-section but also the emergency operation, then waking up to all of these tubes... She said she held on her drive to make it to Tokyo, "but it didn't come easy". I didn't see a way out of it but I did see a little glimmer of hope."