Nigeria's Favour Ofili was unable to claim a medal in the final of the women's 200-metre race on Wednesday, with United States' Gabby Thomas clinching the gold medal in a leading time of 21.83 seconds at Stade de France. Having won bronze at the Tokyo 2020 Games, Thomas sauntered across the finish line to claim her first-ever Olympic gold medal, ahead of 100m champion Julien Alfred...
Nigerian sprinter Favour Ofili will be among the finalists in the women's 200-metre race at the Paris 2024 Olympics after she secured the second automatic qualifying spot in the semifinal 1 on Monday. The 21-year-old, who is participating in her first Olympics, has clearly put behind her the scuffle with the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) and the Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC), after her name was...
History was made on the tracks at the Paris 2024 Olympics as Julien Alfred clinched Saint Lucia's first-ever medal at the Games. The 23-year-old stunned the rest of the chasing pack to win the women's 100-metre final, setting a new national record by clocking a time of 10.72 seconds on the wet tracks in Paris. Alfred, who won gold in the 60m event at the 2024...
The Nigerian duo of Favour Ofili and Alaba Akintola have crashed out of the 200-meter women’s and men’s events at the ongoing World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary. The 20-year-old African indoor record holder, Ofili, finished sixth in Heat 3 of the semifinals on Thursday evening to put an end to her participation in the event. Akintola, on the other hand, finished seventh in Heat 2...
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