19 year old track and field star Favour Ofili has set a new Nigerian record in the 200 metres women.
Her world leading time of 21.96secs was set on Friday night at the Tom Jones Memorial championship in Florida USA.
Ofili’s lifetime best also broke Blessing Okagbare’s Nigerian national record of 22.04secs set in 2018
Ofili’s feat is also a U.S collegiate record.
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The current 200metres African record holder in indoor athletics, thus became only the second woman in African history to run sub 22 in the 200 metres dash joining Olympic silver medalist Christine Mboma of Namibia, who owns a personal best and African record of 21.78secs outdoor.
