A Nigerian athlete, Favour Ofili, has broken Blessing Okagbare’s 200 metres National Record at the Tom Jones Memoria.

Okagbare previously held the National Record since 2018 with a time of 22.04 seconds.

Ofili ran a blistering 21.96 secs to also become to become the first collegian athlete to ever go sub 22 secs.

With the time, she also emerged as the first first Nigerian female to break 22secs in the women’s 200m. Daily Prayers


She has set a new National Record, NCAA Record. Her time is also the fastest in the world this year, the fastest ever in the NCAA and a new School Record.

On Friday, Favour Ofili powered to World Lead of 21.96s (1.3) to take the women’s 200m at the Tom Jones Invitational in Florida, ahead of Kamaya Debose-Epps who ran 22.81secs and Jonah Ross in 22.91secs.

She is a Nigerian track and field athlete specialising in the 200 metres and 400 metres sprints.

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.

Source; https://punchng.com/19-year-old-favour-ofili-breaks-okagbares-200m-record/

Records are meant to be broken... Congratulations.. Hope the drug madam won't be pissed

Congratulation to the young lady.

Ofili Ganga. I sight you. Go n dominate

She's had done herself proud... We await to see her exploits at the next Olympics

Congrats to her

Congratulations to her. US will soon snap her up, that’s if they haven’t sef.

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Name remind me of Iya ofili ganga

That’s nice

fine girl ..making history ... congrats

Okay

Congratulations to her.

I hope she betters it in forthcoming international competitions and escape the scourge of drugs bedevilling athletes.

Keep making us proud.

Congratulations on this your feet...

Cool

Be a good girl,nd don't do drugs

That girl looks 31 and not 19.
Nigeria and this age fraud.

UP Nigeria

She doesn't look 19

She's been running from one relationship to another, babe is so experienced... !!!

Anioma girl doing Nigeria proud

Igbo amaka !!, congrats ,success runs in that tribe

Congratulations