Nigerian sprinter Favour Ofili has said she will not be competing in the 100-meter race at the ongoing Olympics in Paris due to administrative failures by the Athletics Federation of Nigeria and the Nigerian Olympic Committee.
While expressing her frustration in a series of tweets on Tuesday, Ofili questioned the trustworthiness of both organizations and called for accountability from those responsible for her lost opportunity.
The LSU Track and Field alumni hopes to be entered in the 200-meter event. Despite qualifying for the event, Ofili disclosed that the officials did not enter her, marking a repeat of the previous Olympics, Tokyo 2020.
The 21-year-old who tweeted around 10 pm, was one of 10 Nigerian athletes declared ineligible for the Olympics by the Athletics Integrity Unit because they were not tested rigorously enough in the run-up to Tokyo 2020.