Makelesi Bulikiobo Batimala (born 23 October 1977) is a

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an sprinter.

Biography

Nicknamed the "Sprint Queen" by the '' Fiji Times'' and

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, she has represented her country in several international competitions, including the

2004 Summer Olympics The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας, ) and also known as Athens 2004 ( el, Αθήνα 2004), ...

in Athens. She won four gold medals at the

2003 South Pacific Games The 2003 South Pacific Games were held in Suva, Fiji from 28 June to 12 July 2003. They are also known as the XII South Pacific Games. The Games were the 12th ''South Pacific Games'' to be held since the event's inception and were the 40th annive ...

, 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 The 11th World Championships in Athletics, () under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), were held at Nagai Stadium in Osaka, Japan from 24 August to 2 September 2007. 200 of the IAAF's 212 member federat ...

, she qualified to represent Fiji at the

2008 Summer Olympics The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and also known as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes from 204 Na ...

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."Bulikiobo sets 100m record"
''Fiji Times'', 24 July 2007

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* * * * 1977 births Living people People educated at Lelean Memorial School Fijian female sprinters Athletes (track and field) at the 2002 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games competitors for Fiji Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Fiji I-Taukei Fijian people Sportspeople from Nadi People educated at Suva Grammar School {{Fiji-athletics-bio-stub