“I’m tired” – Emotional moment Nigerian athlete Favour Ofili burst into tears after coming 6th in women’s 200m final at the Olympic Games (Video)

A video making the rounds online has captured the emotional moment Nigerian athlete Favour Ofili broke down into tears after finishing 6th in women’s 200 meters final at the Olympic games, hosted in Paris.

Ofili, who is 21 years old, was qualified for the women’s 200-meter final after coming first in the heats and second in the quarterfinal behind Julien Alfred. During the qualifiers on August 5, Ofili impressed with a season-best time of 22.05 seconds, placing second and raising hopes for a podium finish.

However, she lost to the USA’s Gabby Thomas in the final after clocking 22.24 seconds, ending her hopes of winning an Olympic medal. Gabrielle Thomas from USA won gold with a remarkable 21.83 seconds, Julien Alfred from Saint Lucia won silver, while Brittany Brown from USA won bronze.

Favour Ofili could not hold her emotions as she broke down into tears after coming 6th in the women’s 200m final.

In the video shared online, she can be seen crying profusely, uttering, ‘I am so tired’, as her close friends sympathized with her.

Watch the video below:

Please we need to be there for these athletes always @NigeriaOlympic someone has to always at the mix zone. I was the only one there for #favourofili she tried her best pic.twitter.com/ASsvMVcKA8

— Grace Adams Iliya (@ceegrah) August 6, 2024

The video stirred emotions online as Nigerians pacified Favour Ofili, sharing their thoughts online.

Some reactions are shown below:

osaro_erto said, “They did her dirty..she was the fastest 2nd qualifier and Semi final and 3rd fastest qualifier for final and then they decided to put her in a difficult lane (9). Nobody was there to contest it for her, she really struggled and put in her best. She worth a medal but the whole politics even amongst the Olympics officials made her break down and then Nigeria sports officials too… Imagine people you normally beat come 3rd, 4th and 5th because of the lane they got. We are proud of you favour, you gave it your all 💪🏽🔥❤️💫”.

emeka_ said, “Look at the bright side. You’re top 10 fastest in the 200m 🙌🏾”.

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