Nigeria, June 29 -- Favour Ofili took center stage at the ATX Sprint Classic in Georgetown, Texas, on Saturday where she lined up against a high-profile field that included Olympic medalist Gabby Thomas and former NCAA champion Kayla White.

In the 100m heats, Ofili clocked 10.87 seconds with a legal wind of +1.9 m/s-marking a new personal best and shaving six-hundredths of a second off her previous record of 10.93 set in April 2022.

Thomas placed third in that race with a time of 10.96, while White finished in 11.07.

In the final, Ofili went even quicker, clocking 10.78 seconds. The performance was wind-aided, with a tailwind of +3.1 m/s, making it ineligible for official record status.

Nevertheless, the Nigerian sprinter secured a se...