Makelesi Batimala

Career

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. 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.

Achievements

• 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.