FROM 500m to the marathon, Kate Dousi was almost unbeatable at the Inline Speed Skating Oceania Championships last month. The 17-year-old won five of her six events and was named the top overall senior female athlete at the international event.
Only the 200m time-trial slipped from her grasp – but Dousi still finished second. It was a performance that has also won the Pine Rivers Press Sports YoungStar award for March-April. “I prefer the distance events,’’ said the St Paul’s School student, “anything of 5km and above.Â
“The shorter distances are more strategic, but I was still pleased with the results in the championship.’’ Dousi, the 2008 junior ladies national champion, won the Oceania 500m, 1000m, 10km points, 20km and 42km marathon races. … Details
