Nigerian sprinter Favour Ofili has secured her place in the final of the women’s 200m event at the Paris Olympic Games.
She finished second in her semi-final with a season’s best time of 22.05s, behind Julien Alfred, who won the race with a time of 21.98s on Monday.
Ofili’s achievement is historic, making her the first Nigerian since Mary Onyali to qualify for the 200m final at the Olympics.
Onyali, who remains the only Nigerian to have made it to the podium in the event, set the bar high for future generations.
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Meanwhile, in the men’s race, Udodi Onwuzurike will get a second chance to become the fourth Nigerian man to reach the semifinals of the 200m at the Olympics.
After finishing fifth in his opening round heat with a time of 20.55s, he will compete in the Repechage Round, reserved for athletes who failed to secure automatic semi-final spots.
Notably, Divine Oduduru, who reached the semifinals in 2016 and 2021, was the last Nigerian to advance to the semifinals, but did not make it to the final.