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Omanyala destroys 100m field in Botswana in world lead time
Ferdinand Omanyala wins the final of the men's 100 metres races during the second leg of Athletics Kenya Track and Field Weekend Meeting at Nyayo National Stadium on February 25, 2023.
Photo credit: Chris Omollo | Nation Media Group
What you need to know:
- Omanyala, who is also Commonwealth Games champion, took off the blocks swiftly, leading all the way to win and miss his own Africa and national record by 0.01 seconds
- Omanyala could have returned a better time or even broken his own African record if he didn't keep on focusing on his right where home athlete Letsile Tebogo was
- Omanyala edged out Tebogo, the world under-20 100m champion Tebogo, to second place in 9.91
Africa 100 metres champion Kenya’s Ferdinand Omanyala cracked a world lead when he won the Botswana Golden Grand Prix in 9.78 seconds at the National Stadium, Gaborone on Saturday.
Omanyala, who is also Commonwealth Games champion, took off the blocks swiftly, leading all the way to win and miss his own Africa and national record by 0.01 seconds.
