Ofili Qualifies for Olympics 200m S’finals in New 22.24s PB

 Favour Ofili picked herself to run in the Paris 2024 Olympic Games 200m event and stormed into the semifinals as the second fastest. She clocked a 22.24 personal season’s best time.

Ofili was bettered only by pre-race favourite, Gabby Thomas of the USA who sped home in 22.20 while 100m champion, Julien Alfred, who is seeking to complete a historic sprint double, ran 22.41 to win her heat.

The Delta-born sprint trojan will now be running in her first-ever semifinal after she and nine others were denied the chance to compete at the Tokyo Olympics three years ago.

Four out of the five athletes who have broken 22 seconds this year are through to the semifinals including the world leader at 21.78, Thomas as well as the other Americans, Mckenzie Long and Brittany Brown as well as Alfred.

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