New Zealand shot putter Valerie Adams has finished second to Olympic champion Michelle Carter again, at a meet in Germany.
Val Adams, Diamond League meeting, Rome, 2016. Photo: PHOTOSPORT
Adams' best throw of 19.63 metres at the World Challenge in Berlin was five centimetres behind the American's winner.
Hungary's Anita Marton was a distant third.
Adams narrowly lost at the recent Rio Olympics to Carter's final throw.
World Challenge Meeting Berlin - Women's Shot Put
1. Michelle Carter (U.S.) 19.68
2. Valerie Adams (New Zealand) 19.63
3. Anita Marton (Hungary) 18.89
