Favour Ofili
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Favour Chukwuka Ofili |
Nickname | Star Girl |
| Born | 31 December 2002 Port Harcourt, Rivers, Nigeria |
| Alma mater | University of Port Harcourt Louisiana State University |
| Height | 1.7 m (5 ft 7 in) |
| Sport | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Sport | Track and field |
Event | Sprints |
| College team | LSU Lady Tigers (2021) |
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Favour Ofili (born 31 December 2002) is a Turkish sprinter who competes in the 100 m, 200 m and 4x100 m relay. Ofili made her Olympic debut in women's 200m at the 2024 Paris Olympics, where she finished sixth in the finals. In 2025, Ofili switched her sporting allegiance from Nigeria to Turkey.
She won a silver medal for the 400 metres at the 2019 African Games. Ofili won silver for the 200 metres at the 2022 Commonwealth Games. She was the 2021 World Under-20 Championship bronze medallist in the 200 m.
Ofili is the African indoor record holder in the 200 m event and holds a Nigerian record (also at U20 level) over the distance with a time of 21.96 seconds, making her the first Nigerian woman in history (and second African woman) to break the 22-second barrier. She also ran 10.93 seconds in the 100 m in April 2022, becoming the first female NCAA athlete to run sub 11s and sub 22s.
Ofili is the current 150 m world record holder having broken the world record on Saturday 17th May 2025 at the Adidas Atlanta City Games in a time of 15.85s. By so doing, she also became the first woman ever to run 150 metres in under 16 seconds breaking Shaunae Miller-Uibo's previous record of 16.23s.