Favour Ofili

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] She holds the National record and the National under 20 record over the 200m with a time of 21.96, thus making her the first Nigerian female athlete to run under the 22 seconds barrier. She ran 10.93s in the 100m at the LSU Invitational in Baton Rouge, LA on April 30th, 2022 and became the first female NCAA athlete to run sub 22s and sub 11s.[3]

Favour Ofili
Personal information
Full nameFavour Chukwuka Ofili
Born (2002-12-31) 31 December 2002
Sport
CountryNigeria
SportAthletics
Event(s)Sprints
College teamLSU Lady Tigers (2021)
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)400 m: 51.49 (2021)
200 m: 21.96 (2022) (NR,

NU20R)

100 m: 10.93 (Baton Rouge, LA April 30th 2022)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Nigeria
African Games
2019 Rabat4×400 m relay
2019 Rabat400 m
African Youth Games
2018 Algiers400 m
African Youth Championships
2019 Abidjan400 m
2019 Abidjan200 m
World Athletics U20 Championships
2021 Nairobi 4x400 m
2021 Nairobi 200m
2021 Nairobi 4x100 m

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.[4]

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.[5] She holds the NCAA collegiate record with her time of 21.96 in the 200m.

National titles
  • 200 meters: 2019

Personal bests

NU20R (Gainesville, Florida 2022)

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. "Live Track & Field Results | Delta Timing". Athletic Live. DeltaTiming. 30 April 2022. Archived from the original on 2 May 2022. Retrieved 2 May 2022. 1 - Favour Ofili - LSU - 10.93
  4. "Nigeria medal hopefuls as Doha World Championships begin". Punch Newspapers. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
  5. "Favour Ofili - 2021 - Track & Field". LSU Tigers. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
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