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By Punch
Aug 5, 2024

I’m mentally ready, Ofili warns 200m rivals

Her season’s best of 22.24s was also the second fastest time in the heats behind Gabby Thomas of the USA, who ran 22.20s.

In a post-race chat with Making of Champions, the 21-year-old looked beyond the semifinals and spoke confidently about outracing all contenders to the gold medal.

She said, “Mentally, I am ready, and I am trying to be more ready regardless of what happened.

“All I know is, when I step on the track, I’m going to cross the line before anybody else. I don’t care what you ran before coming in here; we’re all the same because we’re all Olympians.”

Thanks to the withdrawal of Jamaica’s Shericka Jackson, Ofili is poised for a podium finish in the event, but she still has the new 100m champion, Julien Alfred, Thomas, and other top athletes to contend with.