Reports show that after finishing second in the women’s 100m final, Favour Ofili earned Team Nigeria’s 30th medal at the ongoing 2022 Commonwealth Games, glamsquad reports.
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It was a tremendous accomplishment for the youngster, who had overcome COVID-19 at the start of the games and fought her way to the podium.
With a time of 22.51 seconds, the 19-year-old finished second behind Jamaica’s Elaine Thompson-Herah.
Thompson-Herah set a new game time of 22.02 seconds.
Christine Mbaoma, a former Olympic silver medalist, finished third in 22.80 seconds.
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It was Ofili’s first appearance at the Commonwealth Games.
Meanwhile, Ebikewenimo Welson won a silver medal in the men’s freestyle 57KG event after losing to India’s Kumar Ravi.