Embattled Nigerian sprinter Favour Ofili put the recent reports surrounding her purported switch to Turkey behind her, as she powered to victory in the final of the women’s 100m event at the ATX Sprint Classic in Texas, PUNCH Sports Extra reports.

The 22-year-old, who has been the subject of debate over plans to switch allegiance to Turkey over the past week, first ran a blistering race to win her heat in a time of 10.87s which was a new personal best after shattering her previous lifetime mark of 10.94s to reach the final ahead of American Kayla White, who ran a time of 11.07s.

At the same event, sprinter Rosemary Chukwuma was also in action in the women’s 100m heats at the ATX Sprint Classic. She powered to victory in a time of 10.93s to win her heat and secure her spot in the final ahead of Olympic champion Gabby Thomas of the United States of America, while Success Umukoro placed third in her own heat with a time of 11.43s.

When the final commenced, Ofili was head over shoulders above the rest of the field, as she placed first in a time of 10.78s which was also another personal best. Olympic champion Gabby Thomas had to settle for a runner-up spot in a time of 10.95s, while rising star Kayla White was third in a time of 10.97s.

Ofili, who holds the Nigerian 200m record at 21.96s, was making a return to the track for the first time since making global headlines last month when she shattered the women’s 150m world record at the Adidas Atlanta City Games with a blistering time of 15.85s.

Meanwhile, Rosemary Chukwuma who had improved her season’s best time when she won her heat, was not so lucky in the final as she could only manage to come in fifth place in a time of 10.98s.

Chukwuma, 23, has been in red-hot form of recent, having earlier clinched a season’s best time of 11.03s at the Star Athletics Sprint Series in Florida earlier this month, which saw her book a spot at the World Championships in Tokyo, Japan.

The 2025 ATX Sprint Classic was a one-day event that went down at Southwestern University in Georgetown, Texas and saw an elite field of athletes like Gabby Thomas, Kayla White, Aleia Hobbs, Tamara Clark and rising Bahamian star Terrence Jones.