Nigerian dash star Favour Ofili made historical past on Saturday by breaking the world report within the ladies’s 150 metres on the 2025 Adidas Atlanta Metropolis Video games, clocking an astonishing 15.85 seconds (2.0m/s) at Piedmont Park.
At simply 22 years outdated, Ofili grew to become the primary girl to ever run the 150m in below 16 seconds, smashing the earlier report of 16.23 seconds set by Olympic champion Shaunae Miller-Uibo of the Bahamas in 2018.
Her efficiency headlined a robust Nigerian displaying on the prestigious avenue meet, which introduced collectively elite international athletes in a vibrant, open-air setting designed to interact followers up shut.
Reacting to her historic second, she wrote on X: “For the lord is Good.”
Additionally shining on the day was world report holder and 100m hurdles champion Tobi Amusan, who completed second in her warmth with a time of 12.53 seconds behind American Keni Harrison (12.44s), securing a spot within the closing. Amusan’s run continues her regular build-up for the upcoming championship season, having already posted 12.74s and 12.66s in earlier meets in Xiamen and Keqiao.
In the meantime, Nigerian sprinter Udodi Onwuzurike clocked a season’s better of 10.20 seconds in his 100m warmth, ending second to South Africa’s Akani Simbine (10.13s). The efficiency was sufficient to e-book Onwuzurike a spot within the closing, signalling a robust resurgence in his 2025 marketing campaign.
