Nigeria’s Favour Ofili wrapped up her 200m campaign at the Paris Olympic Games with a sixth-place finish, clocking in at 22.24 seconds.
The gold medal was claimed by American sprinter Gabby Thomas, who finished with a time of 21.83 seconds.
Julie Alfred, having previously won the 100m double sprint gold, was narrowly edged out by Thomas in the 200m event.
Ofili’s performance followed a remarkable semifinal run, where she finished second with a season-best time of 22.05s, fueling hopes that she might emulate the feat of Nigerian legend Mary Onyali, the only Nigerian to have won a medal in the 200m event at the Olympics.
Her Olympic journey has been marked by misfortune, including being denied a debut at the Tokyo Games and an inexplicable exclusion from the 100m event in Paris, both incidents attributed to negligent Nigerian officials.