Favour Ofili

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Favour Ofili
Personal information
Full nameFavour Chukwuka Ofili
Born (2002-12-31) 31 December 2002 (age 19)
Sport
CountryNigeria
SportAthletics
Event(s)Sprints
College teamLSU Lady Tigers (2021)
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)400 m: 51.49 (2021)
200 m: 22.23 (2021, )
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Nigeria
African Games
Gold medal – first place 2019 Rabat 4×400 m relay
Silver medal – second place 2019 Rabat 400 m
African Youth Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Algiers 400 m
African Youth Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Abidjan 400 m
Gold medal – first place 2019 Abidjan 200 m
World Athletics U20 Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Nairobi 4x400 m
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Nairobi 200m
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Nairobi 4x100 m

Favour Chukwuka Ofili (born 31 December 2002) is a Nigerian track and field athlete specializing in the 200 metres and 400 metres sprints.[1] She is the 2019 African Games silver medalist in the 400 metres. She is also the 2019 African Youth Champion in the 200 and 400 metres.[2]

At just 16, she represented her country at the 2019 World Relays in Yokohama running in the 4 × 100 m and 4 × 400 m relays.[3]

She was named the female athlete of the meet at the 2019 African U18 and U20 Championships in Athletics after winning both the 200 and 400 meters events. She set personal best times in both her events.

She finished second behind Patience George at the 2019 Nigerian Championships and ran under 52 s for the first time in the 400 m. She bettered this mark at the African Games finishing second in a personal best of 51.68 s, and thereby qualified for the 2019 IAAF World Championships in Doha. She anchored the Nigerian team (Kemi Francis, Patience George, Blessing Oladoye, Favour Ofili) to a gold medal in the women's 4 x 400 m relay at the African Games. This secured a second senior medal for the young athlete.

She currently competes at Louisiana State University.[4]

National titles[]

  • 200 meters: 2019

Personal bests[]

  • 400 m – 51.49 (Baton Rouge 2021)
  • 200 m - 22.23 (Nairobi 2021)

References[]

  1. ^ "ATHLETE PROFILE Favour OFILI". World Athletics. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
  2. ^ Ogeyingbo, Deji (19 April 2019). "Ofili & Chukwuma strike GOLD on Day 4 of African U20 & U18 Championships". MAKING OF CHAMPIONS. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
  3. ^ "Nigeria medal hopefuls as Doha World Championships begin". Punch Newspapers. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
  4. ^ "Favour Ofili - 2021 - Track & Field". LSU Tigers. Retrieved 8 April 2021.

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