Olympics: Team Nigeria eyes double medals as Ofili, Oborodudu compete today …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>>
Favour Ofili and Blessing Oborududu will be the center of attention as Team Nigeria is expected to win at least two medals today (Tuesday, August 6th) at the Paris 2024 Olympics.
In the women’s 200m final at 8:30 pm, Favour Ofili aims to make history by becoming Nigeria’s first sprinter to win an Olympic gold medal. Ofili is in excellent form, having set a new season’s best of 22.05 seconds to secure her place in the final on Monday.
She finished second behind new 100m champion Julien Alfred in the first semi-final, clocking two season bests in just 24 hours, with 22.24 seconds in her heat on Sunday.
Her 22.05 seconds is the third-fastest time in the semi-finals, behind Julien Alfred’s 21.98 seconds and Gabby Thomas’ 21.86 seconds, positioning her in the bronze medal zone at least.
The 21-year-old is determined to win Nigeria’s first individual track event gold medal at the Olympics or at least break the 28-year medal drought in the 200m event, last won by Mary Onyali with a bronze in the 1996 Atlanta Olympics. Watch Favour Ofili in lane three tonight as she aims for her place in history at 8:40 pm.
Earlier, at 5:15 pm, Blessing Oborududu will compete in the 65 kg freestyle wrestling bronze medal match, seeking to deliver Nigeria’s first medal at the Paris 2024 Olympics. Oborududu, a silver medalist at the Tokyo Olympics, is aiming to make up for her narrow 3-1 defeat to Kyrgyzstan’s Meerim Zhumanazarova in the semi-finals. She is favored to win the bronze against North Korea’s Pak Sol Gum and add another Olympic medal to her collection.
As Nigerians eagerly await these events, they hope Favour Ofili and Blessing Oborududu can deliver as expected and bring pride to Team Nigeria.
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