Favour Ofili Breaks world Record In Women’s 150m

Favour Ofili Breaks world Record In Women’s 150m

Precious Oham

Nigeria’s Favour Ofili has set the new world record in the women’s 150m race at the Adidas Atlanta City Games, clocking a time of 12.53s, BSNSports.com.ng reports.

She becomes the first woman in history to run the event under 16 seconds, breaking the previous World Record of 16.23s by Shaunae Miller-Uibo from 2018.

Amusan finished 2nd with a time of 12.53s in Heat 2 of the Women's 100m Hurdles and have advanced into the final of the Adidas meet while Jamaica's Ackera Nugent came 3rd with a time of 12.60s at the Atalanta City Games.

United States Keni Harrison won the race with a comfortable win of 12.44s.