by The Ajasa News | August 6, 2024 10:01 pm
Nigeria quest for a medal at the ongoing Paris Olympic continue to look bleak as Nigerian hopeful, Favour Ofili failed to make the podium in the final of the 200m final in Paris on Tuesday.
The 21-year-old finished dipped 22.24 seconds to finish 6th in a race won by American Gabby Thomas who stormed to a brilliant victory to clinch the first major title of her career.
Thomas clocked 21.83sec to win ahead of St. Lucia’s new 100m champion Julien Alfred, who timed 22.08sec. Thomas’ teammate Brittany Brown claimed bronze in 22.20sec.
Thomas, 27, a bronze medallist at the Tokyo Games three years ago, is the first American woman to win an Olympic short sprint title since childhood idol Allyson Felix won the 200m at the 2012 London Games.
St. Lucia’s Alfred had been hoping to clinch an Olympic sprint double after her dazzling win in the 100m on Saturday.
But Thomas, the fastest woman in the world this year over this distance, was in no mood to let her date with destiny slip.
The Harvard-educated sprinter exploded out of the blocks and ran a superb bend to open up a sizeable lead coming into the home straight.
The American’s strength and finishing power never looked like waning as she powered over the line to claim a deserved gold.
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