Last year, Omanyala posted a world-leading time of 9.79 seconds during the National Trials for the Paris Olympic Games on June 15. That time ranked second globally for the season, only behind Jamaican Kishane Thompson’s 9.77 seconds set at Jamaica’s Olympic trials.
With his eyes set on the Tokyo World Championships, Omanyala is taking things one step at a time, focusing on steady progress rather than putting himself under unnecessary pressure.
Africa’s fastest man, Ferdinand Omanyala, will officially launch his 2025 season at the second leg of the Athletics Kenya Track and Field Meeting in Thika, Kiambu County, on Friday.
Omanyala, who for the first time in three years skipped the World Indoor Tour, will take part in the 100m and 400m races at the murram track at Thika County Stadium.
