A sprinter, who qualified for the 100-meter sprint claimed she was not registered for it, sparking an athletics controversy at the Olympics in Paris.
At the 2022 Commonwealth Games, sprinter Favour Ofili took home a silver medal in the 200m and hoped to add an Olympic gold to her collection.
Weeks before the olympics she posted on her social handle that ” She is joining Nigeria for her first trip to the Olympics competing in the 100, 200 and 4×100. ”
and now yesterday she made another post with a picture saying ” It is with great regret that I have just been told I will not be competing in the 100 meters at this Olympic Games. I qualified, but those with the AFN and NOC failed to enter my name. I have worked for 4 years to earn this opportunity. For what….to not be entered and compete at the Olympic Games because the responsible organization failed to enter me? Please remember, in the last Olympic Games I was not able to compete because AFN, NADC and NOC failed to release funds for athletes in the USA to be tested, which made 14 Nigeria 🇳🇬 athletes that qualified to not compete. Now THIS……..If those responsible are NOT held accountable for taking this opportunity from me, neither organization can EVER be trusted in the future!
Next one is the 200meters, 🤷🏾‍♀️🤷🏾‍♀️
I HOPE IM ENTERED
She is the national record holder for Nigeria in the 200m, and has already won gold medals in the event at the 2019 African Youth Championships.
She is an LSU Student, The LSU Tigers football program, also known as the Fighting Tigers, represents Louisiana State University in college football. The Tigers compete in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Western Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC).
Favour has been updated her fans on her page about her olympics journey, Lets hope the right quarters play their part, people in the comment section posted!!!
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