Nigeria’s athletics queen, Favour Ofili, has once again shown her prowess at the Olympics, making it into the 200-metres final in Paris.
Ofili, who was denied the opportunity to compete for a medal in the 100-meter race by negligent officials despite being eligible to participate, has made them eat humble pie following her success in the 200-metres race.
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After an impressive display in the first round, winning her heat and emerging with the second best overall time of 22.24 seconds, the 21-year-old Nigerian athlete followed up with an improved performance in the semifinal.
Ofili emerged second in her heat with a season best (SB) of 22.05, only behind 100-metres champion Julien Alred—enough to see her through to the final, as she becomes the first female Nigerian to do so after Mary Onyali in Atlanta 1996.
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Favour Ofili’s promise
The young athlete seems to be living up to her words, after she stated that she is mentally ready to take on anyone and will not be fazed by big names in the game.
“Mentally I am ready… All I know is when I step on that track, I’m going to cross the line before anybody else,” the 21-year-old Nigerian athlete said in an exclusive interview with Making of Champions.
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“I don’t care what you ran before coming in here, we are all the same because we are Olympians,” she added.
Favour Ofili will be looking to become the first Nigerian to make it to the podium at the 2024 Paris Olympics, keeping up her promise of going all the way despite the disappointment of missing out on the 100-meter race.
