The Athletics Federation of Nigeria has said the body can’t explain how the name of the women’s 100m national champion, Favour Ofili, got missing from the women’s 100m event of the Paris Olympics Games after she was stopped by the Olympic committee from running the 100m, 200m, and the women’s 4x100m relay.
Ofili raised the alarm on Tuesday night, July 30, accusing the Nigeria Olympic Committee and the AFN of failing to register her.
“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 me. I have worked for 4 years to earn this opportunity. For what,” Ofili lamented.
However, the Technical Director of the AFN, Samuel Onikeku, denied the allegations, saying the body is shocked over the development.
“We registered Ofili for the 100m, 200m and the 4x100m relay. We don’t know how her name got missing in the 100m. This is our stand as a federation,” Onikeku said via AFN Media.
A quick check on Wednesday by LIB on the entry list published by the World Athletics shows that Ofili will be competing in the 200m and women’s 4x100m relay.
Ofili qualified for the women’s 100m during the AFN National Trials which was held in Benin City in June. She had a new personal best of 11.06s to secure her first national title as well.
The athletics event of the Paris Games will get underway on Thursday with the men’s 20m race walk.
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