Favour Ofili yesterday ran 21.96 seconds to set a new nationwide women’s 200m history at the 2022 Tom Jones Memorial Typical in the United States (U.S.).
Ofili, who was amongst the 9 Nigerian athletes disqualified from competing at the Tokyo Olympics for failure to comply with the Out of the Competitors Tests (OCT) requirement, smashed Blessing Okagbare’s 22.04 seconds set in 2018.
Ofili, a indigenous of Onicha-Ugbo, Delta Point out, represented Workforce Delta, exactly where she dominated the track and industry party at the Nationwide Youth Video games in Ilorin, Kwara Condition.
Ofili, who also skilled for the 100m ultimate yesterday, was advised to rest and focus on the 4×100 relay last by her coach.
Talking with The Guardian yesterday, the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) President, Tonobok Okowa, stated: “Ofili has created us very pleased and the total board congratulates her. She has taken care of a regular rise in athletics considering that she was incorporated in the crew at the Countrywide Youth Video games in Ilorin.
“I am absolutely sure she will produce Nigeria’s title in gold at the African championship in Mauritius, the Environment Championship in Oregon and the Commonwealth Game titles in Birmingham, England.”
AFN’s Technological Director, Samuel Onikeku, mentioned: “I saw Ofili at the Environment U20 Championship in Nairobi last year and I knew she will go areas. But I never knew it was heading to be pretty speedy. We may well see the ideal of Ofili at the Planet Athletics Championship in Oregon and the Commonwealth in July”.
Also, AFN’s Overall performance Director, Victor Okorie, commenting on the overall performance of Ofili, commended the future athlete for her feat, indicating that she has revealed once more to the overall world that the nation has good prospective in athletics.
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