World women’s champ Courtney Duncan has won a major award for sports people in her home country of New Zealand. Duncan, who rides a Kawasaki for the British-based Dixon team, won the Otago Sports Woman of the year and the Supreme award on Friday.

She said: Grateful to receive Otago Sports Woman of the year and The supreme award at the Otago sports Awards last Friday. The evening was made even better to do it alongside my own people.”