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Paris 2024: After being denied participation in the 100m race, Favour Ofili Qualifies For 200metres Semi- Final
Nigeria’s Favour Ofili has qualified for the women’s 200metres semi-final at the Paris 2024 Olympics.
Ofili stormed to 22.24s which was her season’s best to win heat 6 of the event.
She booked her place in the semis ahead of Great Britain’s Dina Asher-Smith and Gambia’s Gina Bass-Bittaye.
21-year-old Ofili was denied participation in the 100-metre race at the ongoing Olympics in Paris due to administrative failures by the Athletics Federation of Nigeria and the Nigerian Olympic Committee.
She had expressed her frustration in a series of tweets on Tuesday, where she questioned the trustworthiness of both organisations and called for accountability from those responsible for her lost opportunity.
However, Sports Minister John Owan Enoh in reaction said he would probe the exclusion of Nigerian athlete, Favour Ofili, from the 100m Women’s event.
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