Despite showing a huge promise on her road to the final, Team Nigeria Favour Ofili failed to make the podium as America’s Gabby Thomas claimed the women’s 200-meter gold.
Thomas, running in lane seven, came off the bend level with Alfred in lane eight and Britain’s Dina Asher-Smith in lane four.
By the time she reached the finish line, Thomas was two meters clear of Alfred, who took silver – doubling St Lucia’s all-time Olympic medal count – in 22.07, then there was a photo finish for the next four positions.
After a brief wait, USA’s Brittany Brown was confirmed as the bronze medallist in 22.20.
Asher-Smith, the 2019 world champion, narrowly missed the podium with a 22.22 clocking, 0.01 ahead of teammate Daryll Neita, Nigeria’s Ofili was a further 0.01 behind in sixth.
Thomas now has a full set of global medals, having earned bronze at the last Olympics and silver at the 2023 World Championships.
