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Nigerian sprinter, Favour Ofili has again lamented being left behind in the 100 meters at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
Ofili was omitted from competing in the 100 meters at the Olympic Games, the Minister of Sports, Senator John Enoh had intervened but there seems no hope for the Nigerian sprinter.
“Sadly, nothing has been done. I’m yet to see or hear anyone is being punished for what the NOC and AFN did to me. Athletes shouldn’t be getting punished for things out of their control.
“Who assigned federations and/or Olympic committees to enter athletes into Olympic Games?
“Is it World Athletics? If so, should they not hold them accountable when they fail to do their job by not entering athletes in events they qualify and want to compete?
“This is not the first time you guys are doing this so don’t think this is over because is not,” Ofili wrote via X “formerly Twitter).
NOC says it’s keeping mum regarding Ofili matter for now
The Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC) had on Thursday in Paris said it was not making any public comments on the registration status of Ofili for now.
Ofili had late Tuesday revealed she discovered she was not registered for the 100 metres race at the ongoing Olympic Games.
There have been several reactions after this, with John Enoh, the Minister of Sports Development, asking for explanations and promising tough sanctions against those who may be found culpable.
The Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) also insisted that Ofili’s name was among those it submitted to the NOC for registration for Team Nigeria’s participation in the sprint event.
But Tony Nezianya, the Public Relations Officer of NOC, has insisted that the committee would not be saying anything on the matter for now and expected the AFN to do so.
”No comments from the NOC for now. The AFN is still the body that can explain what happened,” he said.
Nezianya, who is also Team Nigeria’s Media Attaché at Paris 2024, went on to say that the NOC was not going to allow the matter distract it from its main goal.
”We are focused on the quest for gold medals for now, because that is the ultimate,” he added.
Ofili has been registered for only the 200m event, leaving behind arguments on the propriety of that action when she had actually qualified for both events.