Nigerian athlete, Favour Ofili, on Tuesday, completed sixth within the remaining of the ladies’s 200 metres on the 2024 Paris Olympics happening in France.
The 21-year-old completed dipped 22.24 seconds to complete sixth behind Gabrielle Thomas of the United States, who took the title after clocking 21.83 seconds.
While Saint Lucia’s Julien Alfred took the silver medal with 22.08 seconds, and USA’s Brittany Brown accomplished the rostrum.
Great Britain’s Dina Asher-Smith and Daryll Neita completed in fourth and fifth, respectively.
Ofili had certified for the ultimate with the third-best time total within the semi-finals, however she was out-of-depth towards her fellow finalists.
She grew to become the primary Nigerian to compete within the occasion’s remaining on the video games since Mary Onyali did so in Atlanta ’96.
But Ofili was outraced within the showdown. Although she was off the block sharply after the gun, she pale because the race proceeded into the ultimate 100m.
Her focus will now shift to the ladies’s 4×100 relay, billed to start on Thursday.
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