Favour Ofili starts 2023 season on a high

Following her victory in the women’s 200-meter heat at the University of New Mexico Open Classic, Nigerian sprinter Favour Ofili had a successful opening to the 2023 season as she beat 21-year-old Lucian sprinter Julien Alfred, who returned in a time of 22.56secs to finish second.

The 20-year-old Commonwealth gold medallist also competed in the 60-meter preliminary round and finished third in 7.25 seconds.

However, Ofili improved for the event’s final and finished third in 7.21 seconds, setting a new season best. Alfred won the race with a collegiate record time of 7.00 seconds.

The sprinter, a Louisiana State University student, had a stellar 2022 season and was a member of Nigeria’s 4x100m women’s relay team, which won gold and set a new African best of 42.10 seconds at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.