Tuesday 22 January 2008

Fresno, California, USA – Reese Hoffa isn’t holding anything back when it comes to the indoor season in the Shot Put. Yesterday, the reigning indoor and outdoor World champion kicked off what will be a hectic indoor campaign with a win at 21.06m in the USA vs. The World competition in the Run for the Dream Invitational at the Save Mart Center (21 Jan).

Hoffa also plans to compete in the Reebok Boston Indoor Games (26 Jan), Millrose Games (1 Feb), Tyson Invitational (15 Feb) and the USA Track & Field Indoor Championships (24-25 Feb) as a build up to defence of his World Indoor title in Valencia, Spain (7-9 March).

“I’ve done indoors every single year,” Hoffa said. “Like anything, you have to compete. If I didn’t do it, I think it would hinder my...