1 00:00:06,667 --> 00:00:10,467 Speaker 1: You're listening to the Weekend Sport podcast with Jason Vine 2 00:00:10,707 --> 00:00:11,787 Speaker 1: from Newstalk ZEDB. 3 00:00:12,747 --> 00:00:16,107 Speaker 2: Here is was she final throw into her work that 4 00:00:16,267 --> 00:00:21,867 Speaker 2: shoots as well? We wait, we watch, but twice now 5 00:00:21,907 --> 00:00:25,627 Speaker 2: she's responded Maddie Wishy or has she no? 6 00:00:25,907 --> 00:00:26,587 Speaker 3: Is the answer? 7 00:00:26,907 --> 00:00:31,667 Speaker 2: Nineteen six eight on first Look at Look Big but 8 00:00:31,907 --> 00:00:38,707 Speaker 2: not big Enough? Maddi Wishy wins silver in the women's shotput, 9 00:00:39,347 --> 00:00:42,587 Speaker 2: and she is New Zealand's new shot put queen on 10 00:00:42,707 --> 00:00:43,827 Speaker 2: the podium. 11 00:00:44,467 --> 00:00:47,187 Speaker 3: Shot Maddie has silver for Maddie Wish. She in the 12 00:00:47,347 --> 00:00:50,787 Speaker 3: shot put this morning. She led up until round five 13 00:00:50,947 --> 00:00:53,947 Speaker 3: when the eventual gold medalist out of Germany threw further 14 00:00:54,027 --> 00:00:56,907 Speaker 3: than her. She pulled out the personal best and then 15 00:00:56,947 --> 00:00:59,827 Speaker 3: it was the German athlete again who threw twenty meters. 16 00:00:59,867 --> 00:01:02,867 Speaker 3: Maddi Wish she not quite able to reach that mark, 17 00:01:02,947 --> 00:01:06,667 Speaker 3: but silver it is and a new personal best. Let's 18 00:01:06,667 --> 00:01:09,267 Speaker 3: bring in Maddie Wish. How are you feeling a silver 19 00:01:09,427 --> 00:01:12,667 Speaker 3: a PB With a few hours of reflection. 20 00:01:14,787 --> 00:01:18,347 Speaker 4: I'm pretty happy, you know. I like this feeling throwing 21 00:01:18,347 --> 00:01:21,587 Speaker 4: a pebe at the Olympics and getting a silver medal, 22 00:01:21,587 --> 00:01:24,747 Speaker 4: though I would have liked the gold. Yeah, these are 23 00:01:24,787 --> 00:01:27,267 Speaker 4: the moments. These are the reasons why I do the sport. 24 00:01:27,347 --> 00:01:30,307 Speaker 4: Being in such high and intense moments and such a 25 00:01:30,307 --> 00:01:34,867 Speaker 4: competitive field, and in Paris at the Olympics. Yeah, it's 26 00:01:34,947 --> 00:01:36,347 Speaker 4: a bit surreal, right now. 27 00:01:36,827 --> 00:01:39,107 Speaker 3: Did you think you'd won it with your nineteen eighty six? 28 00:01:41,107 --> 00:01:44,427 Speaker 4: I didn't, you know going into this predictions with that 29 00:01:44,987 --> 00:01:47,267 Speaker 4: woman's shot, we're going to be one with her twenty meters. 30 00:01:47,307 --> 00:01:50,187 Speaker 4: So I knew that someone was going to pop think big, 31 00:01:50,267 --> 00:01:52,547 Speaker 4: and knew me was the one to do it, and 32 00:01:52,867 --> 00:01:54,627 Speaker 4: unfortunately I couldn't pull throughund the end. 33 00:01:54,947 --> 00:01:57,747 Speaker 3: But what an incredible was the fifth round, wasn't it? 34 00:01:57,787 --> 00:02:00,147 Speaker 3: She threw it out there and said, hey, laid down 35 00:02:00,187 --> 00:02:03,547 Speaker 3: the challenge for you. You pulled out the big nineteen eighty six. Well, 36 00:02:03,747 --> 00:02:05,467 Speaker 3: can you just reflect on that moment? 37 00:02:05,507 --> 00:02:09,187 Speaker 4: For us? I had a bit of nerves going into 38 00:02:09,267 --> 00:02:13,947 Speaker 4: that fifth throw, knowing that, you know, I'd kind of 39 00:02:13,987 --> 00:02:16,747 Speaker 4: been perped and I needed to get my spot back, 40 00:02:16,907 --> 00:02:21,027 Speaker 4: and yeah, it's kind of muscle. Mean, we took over 41 00:02:21,227 --> 00:02:24,267 Speaker 4: and training worked, and yeah, and here we are. 42 00:02:24,667 --> 00:02:26,187 Speaker 3: I was going to ask about that, how much did 43 00:02:26,187 --> 00:02:29,547 Speaker 3: you rely on your prep and trust your processes today? 44 00:02:31,547 --> 00:02:34,147 Speaker 4: One hundred percent? The whole way through was me trusting 45 00:02:34,147 --> 00:02:36,547 Speaker 4: the process. My team worked so hard to get me 46 00:02:36,627 --> 00:02:39,507 Speaker 4: on this big stage and help me achieve some pretty 47 00:02:39,507 --> 00:02:43,547 Speaker 4: big dreams, And yeah it was it was all trust 48 00:02:43,547 --> 00:02:47,667 Speaker 4: the process and training had been going well and qualifiers 49 00:02:47,747 --> 00:02:50,467 Speaker 4: work to get the big Q was good confidence. So yeah, 50 00:02:50,507 --> 00:02:54,387 Speaker 4: it was this is everything is prep work. 51 00:02:54,587 --> 00:02:57,707 Speaker 3: Yeah, smashing out the nineteen two five to automatically qualify. 52 00:02:57,787 --> 00:03:01,227 Speaker 3: How pleased were you to be able to do that? Yesterday? 53 00:03:01,667 --> 00:03:04,267 Speaker 4: Super happy to be able to get the big que 54 00:03:04,347 --> 00:03:07,747 Speaker 4: and qualifications my first big queue. Usually I'm down at 55 00:03:07,747 --> 00:03:10,307 Speaker 4: the bottom of the ranks, and then in the finals 56 00:03:10,307 --> 00:03:13,467 Speaker 4: I'm kind of stuck in the lower part of top eight, 57 00:03:13,587 --> 00:03:16,107 Speaker 4: and so to be amongst the top girls and such 58 00:03:16,107 --> 00:03:19,747 Speaker 4: a competitive time and woman's shot put, yep. Super trussed. 59 00:03:19,987 --> 00:03:22,787 Speaker 3: You always look so relaxed. Many is that part of 60 00:03:22,827 --> 00:03:23,387 Speaker 3: your secret? 61 00:03:25,027 --> 00:03:27,067 Speaker 4: I think so. I think it's just a part of 62 00:03:27,107 --> 00:03:29,907 Speaker 4: who I am. I try not to take things too seriously, 63 00:03:30,107 --> 00:03:32,107 Speaker 4: and at the end of the day, this is just 64 00:03:32,187 --> 00:03:33,947 Speaker 4: sport and there's a lot of things that are bigger 65 00:03:33,987 --> 00:03:36,907 Speaker 4: than this. So to be able to do my passion 66 00:03:37,387 --> 00:03:40,987 Speaker 4: and to travel the world, yep, can't be. Can't be 67 00:03:41,027 --> 00:03:44,387 Speaker 4: too stressed and can't be too big headed about anything. 68 00:03:44,547 --> 00:03:46,747 Speaker 3: Well, I mean the other part is that you encourage 69 00:03:46,787 --> 00:03:49,107 Speaker 3: the other throwers as well. I don't think I've ever 70 00:03:49,187 --> 00:03:53,627 Speaker 3: seen that you're you're geeing up those who are who 71 00:03:53,627 --> 00:03:56,507 Speaker 3: you're you're throwing against. It's an incredible thing that you do. 72 00:03:58,307 --> 00:03:59,267 Speaker 3: We were all doing it. 73 00:03:59,267 --> 00:04:02,027 Speaker 4: It wasn't just me. And that's at every single competition, 74 00:04:02,107 --> 00:04:04,907 Speaker 4: we're all cheering for each other beat you do your best, 75 00:04:04,907 --> 00:04:06,787 Speaker 4: and then you can beat the best and and then 76 00:04:06,827 --> 00:04:09,707 Speaker 4: that's the great competition. And that's why women's shotput at 77 00:04:09,707 --> 00:04:12,347 Speaker 4: the moment is so competitive. And not only are they 78 00:04:13,387 --> 00:04:16,387 Speaker 4: amazing people, but they make the infield so much and 79 00:04:16,467 --> 00:04:19,427 Speaker 4: so much more enjoyable when we can both banta and 80 00:04:19,587 --> 00:04:22,107 Speaker 4: compete as strong, powerful woman. 81 00:04:22,667 --> 00:04:24,947 Speaker 3: Where do you assess that we're shotputters right now? Are 82 00:04:24,947 --> 00:04:27,387 Speaker 3: we looking at some twenty one twenty two's in the 83 00:04:27,467 --> 00:04:28,467 Speaker 3: not too distant future? 84 00:04:29,827 --> 00:04:32,307 Speaker 4: Yeah? I reckon. We've got so many women on the 85 00:04:32,307 --> 00:04:35,187 Speaker 4: cusp of twenty one meters and once you're at twenty one, 86 00:04:35,267 --> 00:04:37,547 Speaker 4: then you're twenty two, and then the world records in 87 00:04:37,587 --> 00:04:39,947 Speaker 4: the the arena, So why not? 88 00:04:40,747 --> 00:04:43,707 Speaker 3: Why not? And no lucky sunglasses needed today? But at 89 00:04:43,747 --> 00:04:45,907 Speaker 3: the start. Was that was that challenging? Was it challenging? 90 00:04:47,627 --> 00:04:49,827 Speaker 4: And the first though it was a little bit, I 91 00:04:49,827 --> 00:04:53,107 Speaker 4: didn't grab my footing as I'd like to. But living 92 00:04:53,147 --> 00:04:58,187 Speaker 4: in Auckland and training at Wytak, there's weather changes within 93 00:04:58,267 --> 00:05:00,987 Speaker 4: five minutes, so I was prepared for the wet and 94 00:05:01,027 --> 00:05:03,507 Speaker 4: the slippery circle. So it wasn't that much of a 95 00:05:03,547 --> 00:05:06,987 Speaker 4: hassle or or a mind kind of block. Yeah, I 96 00:05:07,067 --> 00:05:09,827 Speaker 4: just trusted the process again and knew what I needed 97 00:05:09,827 --> 00:05:10,587 Speaker 4: to do, and. 98 00:05:10,627 --> 00:05:13,467 Speaker 3: Just to finish. I know I read that You've got 99 00:05:13,547 --> 00:05:15,667 Speaker 3: basically well, I don't know if it's all your family, but 100 00:05:15,707 --> 00:05:17,187 Speaker 3: you had to hire a lot of dogs that is 101 00:05:17,547 --> 00:05:20,947 Speaker 3: back here to look after your dogs because everybody was 102 00:05:20,987 --> 00:05:23,787 Speaker 3: going to be embarrassed. Did you feel your family support today? 103 00:05:24,867 --> 00:05:25,347 Speaker 3: I did. 104 00:05:25,667 --> 00:05:29,147 Speaker 4: Saw my sisters and in the front row, and I 105 00:05:29,187 --> 00:05:32,347 Speaker 4: could I was laughing and sharing with them along with 106 00:05:32,427 --> 00:05:34,867 Speaker 4: the whole competition. So to be able to see them 107 00:05:34,907 --> 00:05:37,427 Speaker 4: in the stands and for them to be here as 108 00:05:37,827 --> 00:05:40,507 Speaker 4: huge and I wouldn't be able to do this without 109 00:05:40,507 --> 00:05:43,307 Speaker 4: my team. And yeah, I definitely missed my dogs. And 110 00:05:43,427 --> 00:05:45,467 Speaker 4: I've still got a few more comps to go. I 111 00:05:45,507 --> 00:05:47,627 Speaker 4: am excited to go home and see my bulldog. 112 00:05:48,107 --> 00:05:51,747 Speaker 3: Well, you've added superbly to the tremendous legacy and shot 113 00:05:51,827 --> 00:05:54,707 Speaker 3: put for New Zealand. Maddie. Everyone back here was just 114 00:05:54,707 --> 00:05:58,787 Speaker 3: just enthralled watching you throw at breakfast time out of time. Congratulations, 115 00:05:58,787 --> 00:06:00,467 Speaker 3: Thank you so much for taking the time for a chat. 116 00:06:01,027 --> 00:06:06,667 Speaker 3: Thank you, Thanks Maddie Madison Lee Wishi. There a new 117 00:06:06,747 --> 00:06:10,107 Speaker 3: star of shot put. Yeah, I just I was. I 118 00:06:10,187 --> 00:06:13,267 Speaker 3: was enthralled watching that this morning. And just the way 119 00:06:13,307 --> 00:06:16,267 Speaker 3: that she carries herself, Maddi Wishy. You know she's just 120 00:06:17,027 --> 00:06:20,027 Speaker 3: so relaxed, so key. We I love it him. And 121 00:06:20,347 --> 00:06:22,467 Speaker 3: maybe that is part of the secret that if you 122 00:06:22,507 --> 00:06:25,587 Speaker 3: do get too intense and you start really, you know, 123 00:06:25,787 --> 00:06:28,267 Speaker 3: tying yourself up in knots, maybe that's where things all 124 00:06:28,307 --> 00:06:30,947 Speaker 3: fall apart. That certainly didn't look to be the case 125 00:06:30,947 --> 00:06:33,707 Speaker 3: with Maddie Wishy this morning. Delighted to see her pick 126 00:06:33,787 --> 00:06:37,427 Speaker 3: up a medal and continue the amazing record that Dame 127 00:06:37,507 --> 00:06:41,707 Speaker 3: Valerie Adams had medals in two thousand and eight, twenty twelve, 128 00:06:41,747 --> 00:06:44,947 Speaker 3: twenty sixteen, and in twenty twenty one, and now Maddie 129 00:06:44,947 --> 00:06:47,827 Speaker 3: Wishy as well. So somebody said earlier in the week 130 00:06:47,867 --> 00:06:50,107 Speaker 3: to me with when Tom Walsh and Jack O'Gill didn't 131 00:06:50,107 --> 00:06:52,227 Speaker 3: get on the podium in the men's shop. Pot Oh, 132 00:06:52,227 --> 00:06:54,187 Speaker 3: it's going to be the first Olympics for a while. 133 00:06:54,227 --> 00:06:55,947 Speaker 3: We haven't had somebody on the shot put part him. 134 00:06:55,947 --> 00:06:59,107 Speaker 3: I said, hey, don't forget about Maddi wishy am. I 135 00:06:59,147 --> 00:07:02,627 Speaker 3: going to say that now. Hindsight's a wonderful thing, but man, 136 00:07:02,707 --> 00:07:02,867 Speaker 3: how 137 00:07:02,907 --> 00:07:06,587 Speaker 1: Good For more from Weekend Sport with Jason Faine, some 138 00:07:06,707 --> 00:07:09,947 Speaker 1: live to news talks It B weekends from midday, or 139 00:07:09,987 --> 00:07:11,947 Speaker 1: follow the podcast on iHeartRadio.