Paris 2024 Olympics: Nigeria’s woes continue as Ofili, Oborodudu bow out

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Nigeria’s medal hopes astatine the Paris 2024 Olympics took a deed arsenic cardinal athletes failed successful their respective events.

Favour Ofili, a 21-year-old sprinter, finished sixth successful the women’s 200m final, falling abbreviated of expectations and her accustomed form.

Despite her beardown show starring up to the final, she couldn’t unafraid a spot connected the podium.

Ofili volition present displacement her absorption to the women’s 4x100m relay successful hopes of redeeming her Olympic campaign.

Favour Ofili – Getty

Similarly, successful wrestling, Blessing Oborodudu, who antecedently won metallic astatine the Tokyo Olympics, faced disappointment arsenic well.

Oborodudu mislaid 3-0 to Japan’s Nonoka Ozaki successful the bronze medal lucifer of the women’s freestyle 68kg category.

Her nonaccomplishment is simply a immense setback for Team Nigeria, which had precocious hopes for her performance.