Benkato "Kato" Ottio[2][3] (20 March 1994 – 9 January 2018) was a Papua New Guinean rugby league footballer.
[4] Before playing rugby league, Ottio played volleyball and was a member of PNG's squad at the 2013 Pacific Mini Games in Wallis and Futuna, which won gold,[5] and Amoa NCD's team at the 2014 Asian Men's Club Volleyball Championship in the Philippines.
He was named on the wing in the 2016 NSW Cup Team of the Year, having scored 29 tries in 23 games,[7] the New South Wales Rugby League's leading tryscorer in 2016.
[8][13] He had been due to travel to the United Kingdom to join the Widnes Vikings squad for pre-season training on 11 January.
[14][15] Ottio's funeral was held on 12 January at Sir John Guise Indoor Complex, and was attended by the Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea, Peter O'Neill.