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Paris 2024 Olympics: Ofili reaches women’s 200m final

Favour Ofili has qualified for the final of the women’s 200m at the 2024 Olympic Games.

Ofili executed a good race plan to grab the second automatic spot in the second semi-final.

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The 21-year-old finished second with a season’s best of 22.05s.

Saint Lucia’s Julien Alfred won the race crossing the line in a time of 21.98s.

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McKenzie Long of the United States of America came in third in a time of 22.30s.

Ofili is the first Nigerian woman to qualify for the final of the 200m at the Olympics in 28 years.

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Mary Onyali made it to the final of the women’s 200m at the Atlanta 1996 games.

She won bronze medal in the event.

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