Fiji spring queen Makelesi Bulikiobo an inch closer to the 200 Olympic qualifying time, setting a new national record during the Meeting International de Liege in Belgium.

Bulikiobo clocked a new personal best time of 23.22 seconds, two hundredth of a second outside the Olympic qualification time of 23 seconds.

This weekend, Bulikiobo runs her final races in the 200 meters and 400 meters in Belgium before she heads back to Brisbane to start final preparations.

This will be her last opportunity to qualify for the 200 meters.