Favour Ofili won Team Nigeria’s 30th medal at the ongoing 2022 Commonwealth Games after claiming second position in the women’s 100m final.
It was a tremendous achievement for the youngster, who overcame COVID-19 at the start of the games, and battled her way to the podium.
The 19-year-old came second behind Jamaica’s Elaine Thompson-Herah with a time of 22.51s.
Thompson-Herah set a new games record of 22.02s.
Former Olympic Games silver medalist, Christine Mbaoma finished third with a time of 22.80s.
It was the first time Ofili competed at the Commonwealth Games.
Meanwhile, Ebikewenimo Welson picked up a silver medal in the men’s freestyle 57KG event after losing to Kumar Ravi of India.
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