Nigeria’s Favour Ofili wins Women’s 60m race in US

You remember Favour Ofili, the Nigerian girl, who missed out on 100m race at the 2024 Olympic Games in France?

Ofili has move on from that disappointing exclusion caused by some Nigerian sporting officials, particularly those of Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN), and is dazzling again.

At Baton Rouge in Louisiana, United States, Ofili opened her 2025 season running 7.26 seconds to win the preliminary round of the Women’s 60m Olympic Development heat.

She won the women’s 60m dash with a Season Best of 7.26s at the LSU Twilight meet in Baton Rouge beating Thelma Davies who came in next with 7.27 seconds.

Favour finished ahead of Thelma Davies, Nigeria’s Rosemary Chukwuma and Noya Willis who is not attached to any collage for now.