Nigerian sprinter Favour Ofili shared her disappointment on Tuesday, announcing that she will not participate in the 100-meter race at the current Olympics in Paris due to administrative shortcomings by the Athletics Federation of Nigeria and the Nigerian Olympic Committee.
She demanded that those at fault be held accountable and expressed doubt about the reliability of both organizations.
The LSU Track and Field alumna hopes to compete in the 200-meter event.
LSU Track refers to the track and field program at Louisiana State University.
Her post read, “It is with great regret that I have just been told I will not be competing in the 100 metres at this Olympic Games. I qualified, but those with the AFN and NOC failed to enter me. I have worked for four years to earn this opportunity. For what?”
Although she met the qualifications for the event, Ofili revealed that the officials did not register her, repeating the same issue that occurred during the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.
She added, “Please remember, in the last Olympic Games, I was not able to compete because AFN, NADC and NOC failed to release funds for athletes to be tested, which made 14 Nigerian athletes that qualified to not compete. Now this……”
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“If those responsible are not held accountable for taking this opportunity from me, neither organisation can ever be trusted in the future! Next one is the 200 metres. I hope I’m entered.”
