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Omanyala relinquishes Botswana Grand Prix title

Ferdinand Omanyala

Kenya's Ferdinand Omanyala after winning the second heat of the 100m race at the Paris Olympics on August 3, 2024 at Stade de France. 

Photo credit: File | Nation Media Group

By  Ayumba Ayodi

Correspondent

NMG Sport

What you need to know:

  • The Botswana Golden Grand Prix is a World Athletics Continental Tour Gold level track and field meeting.
  • Simbine and Omanyala once again attained 2025 Tokyo World Athletics Championships qualifying standard.







Kenya’s Ferdinand Omanyala has relinquished the Botswana Golden Grand Prix 100 metres title to South Africa’s Akani Simbine.

Omanyala, who won the title in 2023, cruised to the lead through midway before Simbine, the world indoor 60m bronze medallist, took charge to storm to victory in a world leading time of 9.90 seconds at the National Stadium in Gaborone on Saturday. 

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