Just how far can Dame Valerie Adams throw a gumboot? We're about to find out.
The Olympic shot put champion will chance her arm at some very different sports next month at the Hilux New Zealand Rural Games in Palmerston North.
Dame Valerie is back in New Zealand ahead of the international season that will see her defend her 2016 IAAF Diamond Race victory, the fifth of her hugely successful career.
She will attend the Hilux-sponsored Games on March 11 and 12 in her capacity as a Toyota ambassador. The weekend event is being held on The Square and features national and trans-Tasman championships for traditional sports like speed shearing and wood chopping alongside fun contests for spectators including speed milking, hay stacking and wine barrel racing. Entry to the event is free.
It is likely once formalities of the opening ceremony are complete, Dame Valerie may even try her hand at some of the events up against the nation's finest. It is also hoped that she will drop by the Toyota marquee to meet spectators.