Ofili, Ogazi soar, Amusan drops in World Athletics rankings

Olympics 200m and 400m finalists, Favour Ofili and Samuel Ogazi moved several steps up in the latest World Athletics rankings released Wednesday evening.

Also, on the upward swing are Shot put finalist, Chukwuebuka Enekwechi as well as Ese Brume who also competed in the final of the long jump event.

As authoritatively predicted by Sportsnow.com.ng, Ofili, who finished sixth in the 200m final, moved from 31st pre-Paris 2024 Olympics to eighth in the 200m event with a ranking score of 1315, up from 1226 (89 points).

The 21-year-old also moved from 216 in the women’s overall ranking (1305) to 138 (1337).

Ogazi, who finished seventh in the final also had a geometrical rise, moving from 23rd pre-Paris 2024 Olympics (1264) to 12th (1322) in the 400m.

In the Shot Put, Enekwechi moved a step up from eighth pre-Olympics (1348) to seventh ( 1370) after finishing sixth in the final at the Olympics.

400m hurdler, Nathaniel Ezekiel also moved from 29th (1268) to 23rd (1273) in the latest ranking albeit he did not get to the final.

Long jumper, Ese Brume however dropped from third pre-Olympics (1360) to fourth (1350) despite finishing fifth in the final in Paris.

Italian, Larissa Iapichino who finished fourth in Paris supplanted the Nigerian in the world ranking.

Meanhwhile, Tobi Amusan dropped from fifth (1392) pre-Olympics to seventh after failing to make it to the final.

The 28-year-old was supplanted by five athletes who made the final, including Olympic champion, Masai Russell, silver medalist, Cyrena Samba-Mayela as well as Nadine Visser who came in fourth, Devynne Charlton who was sixth and American, Alaysha Johnson who finished seventh.

Bronze medal winner, Jasmine Camacho-Quinn remained the number one ranked high hurdler in the world, a position she has held since she supplanted Amusan as world number one on August 29, 2023.