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2024 Paris Olympics

Ofili Finishes 6th As US Thomas Wins Women’s 200m Gold At The 2024 Paris Olympics

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Nigerian athlete, Favour Ofili, on Tuesday, finished sixth in the final of the women’s 200 metres at the 2024 Paris Olympics taking place in France.

The 21-year-old finished dipped 22.24 seconds to finish 6th behind Gabrielle Thomas of the United States, who took the title after clocking 21.83 seconds.

While Saint Lucia’s Julien Alfred took the silver medal with 22.08 seconds, and USA’s Brittany Brown completed the podium.

Great Britain’s Dina Asher-Smith and Daryll Neita finished in fourth and fifth, respectively.

Ofili had qualified for the final with the third-best time overall in the semi-finals, but she was out-of-depth against her fellow finalists.

She became the first Nigerian to compete in the event’s final at the games since Mary Onyali did so in Atlanta ’96.

But Ofili was outraced in the showdown. Although she was off the block sharply after the gun, she faded as the race proceeded into the final 100m.

Her focus will now shift to the women’s 4×100 relay, billed to commence on Thursday.

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