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| Full name | Favour Chukwuka Ofili | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Star Girl | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 31 December 2002 Port Harcourt, Rivers, Nigeria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Education | University of Port Harcourt Louisiana State University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Nigeria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Sprints | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | LSU Lady Tigers (2021) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Favour Chukwuka Ofili (born 31 December 2002)[1] is a Nigerian track and field sprinter who competes in the 100 meters, 200 meters, and 4x100 meters relay races. Ofili made her Olympic debut for women’s 200m on 4th August, 2024 at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. In 200m, She remains in top 3 overall for both preliminary and semi-final rounds, finishes 6th in her Olympic-Final debut as a first-time Olympian.
She is the 2019 African Games silver medallist in the 400 metres. Ofili won silver for the 200 metres at the 2022 Commonwealth Games. She was the 2021 World Under-20 Championship bronze medallist in the 200 m. Ofili is the African indoor record holder in the event and holds Nigerian record (also at U20 level) over the distance with a time of 21.96 seconds, making her the first Nigerian woman in history (and second African woman) to break the 22-second barrier.[2] She also ran 10.93 seconds in the 100 m in April 2022, becoming the first female NCAA athlete to run sub 11s and sub 22s.[3]
- ^ "Favour OFILI – Athlete Profile". World Athletics. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
- ^ Maduewesi, Christopher (6 August 2022). "Favour Ofili bags 200m Commonwealth Games Silver medal!". Making Of Champions. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
- ^ "Live Track & Field Results | Delta Timing". Athletic Live. DeltaTiming. 30 April 2022. Archived from the original on 1 May 2022. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
1 - Favour Ofili - LSU - 10.93