Nigerian athlete Favour Ofili, who was mistakenly omitted from the 100-meter participants list, has qualified for the 200-meter semi-finals at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Favour Ofili wins her heat
Ofili ran her fastest outdoor time in two years, finishing as the winner in heat 6, with a season best (SB) of 22.24 seconds, to secure a spot in the semi-final.
The Nigerian was seeded in the final heat on lane two, paired alongside African and European champions Gina Bass and Dina Asher-Smith.
She beat Asher-Smith, who finished second in 22.28 seconds, and Gina Bass-Bittaye, who finished third in 22.84 seconds.
The 21-year-old athlete also emerged with the second fastest over-all time, beating newly crowned 100-meter Olympic champion Julien Alfred.
Favour Ofili’s 100-meters omission
This is coming just a few days after Ofili declared she would not compete in the Olympic 100-meter race.
The 21-year-old explained that the reason was due to administrative failures by the Nigerian Olympic Committee (NOC) and the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN).
Now in the semifinals, Ofili will be looking to make it to the finals as Nigeria seek their first medal in this year’s Olympics.
