After missing the 100m, Favour Ofili advanced to the Olympic 200m final

Nigeria’s Favour Ofili has reached the women’s 200m final after failing to participate in the 100m due to administrative issues.

Ofili became the first Nigerian woman to qualify for the 200m final at the Olympics in 28 years since Mary Onyali did so in 1996.

Ofili ran 22.05 seconds to finish third fastest overall behind Gabby Thomas and 100m winner Julien Alfred in the semi-final race.

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The achievement is particularly commendable for Ofili, who had a tough time in Paris after her name was not on the list for the women’s 100m event she competed in.

“Remember, in the last Olympics I couldn’t compete because the AFN, NADC and NOC failed to release funds for athlete testing, which resulted in 14 qualified Nigerian athletes not being able to compete. Now THIS,” Ofili wrote in a series of rants on X.

“If those responsible are NOT held accountable for taking this opportunity away from me, no organization can be trusted in the future! Next up is the 200m, I WISH I WAS IN.”

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