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Makelesi Bulikiobo Batimala

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Birth name
  
Bulikiobo

Residence
  
Sport
  
Running

Height
  
1.81 m

College team
  
Nationality
  
Fiji

Country
  
Fiji

Name
  
Makelesi Batimala

Weight
  
65 kg

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Born
  
23 October 1977 (age 46) (
1977-10-23
)
Nadi, Ba, Fiji

Makelesi Bulikiobo Batimala (born 23 October 1977) is a Fijian sprinter.

Biography

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Nicknamed the "Sprint Queen" by the Fiji Times and Fiji Village, she has represented her country in several international competitions, including the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. She won four gold medals at the 2003 South Pacific Games, in the 100m, 200m, 400m and 4 × 100 m relay events. She also won the women's 200m sprint at the Australian Athletics Championships in 2008.

While taking part in the 2007 World Athletics Championships, she qualified to represent Fiji at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. She was Fiji's flag bearer at the Games' opening ceremony.

As of 2007, she held the Fiji national record for the women's 100-metre sprint, at 11.66 seconds.

References

Makelesi Bulikiobo-Batimala Wikipedia