Omanyala: I've picked lessons that will make me better
Commonwealth Games 100m champion Ferdinand Omanyala (left) and 2015 world javelin champion Julius Yego at the Athletics Kenya calendar of events launch dubbed “Road to Tokyo” at the Weston Hotel on September 2, 2024.
Omanyala was one of the favourites to clinch the World Athletics Championships men’s 100m title in Budapest, Hungary last year but finished a disappointing seventh place in a race won by American Noah Lyles.
Before heading to Budapest, Omanyala had made history as the first Kenyan to win a 100m race at the Diamond League with victory in Monaco on July 21.
Africa’s fastest man Ferdinand Omanyala has said that failing to medal at the Paris Olympic Games and last year’s World Athletics Championships has humbled him.
Omanyala said that the last two seasons have taught him that he needs to keep working hard and never to be comfortable because all his foes trying their level best to be more competitive. And any mistake can be costly.
