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Omanyala storms to victory in Paris meet

Ferdinand Omanyala

Kenya's Ferdinand Omanyala competes during the men's 60 m race during the Elite Indoor Meeting at the Stadium Miramas Metropole, in Miramas, southern France, on February 3, 2023.
 

Photo credit: Clement Mahoudeau | AFP 

What you need to know:

  • Omanyala, the Africa 100m champion, clocked 6.61 sec to win the first heat before storming to victory in the final, timing 6.56sec, once again beating Arthur Cisse from Cote d’Ivoire to second place by 0.1sec
  • Omanyala had on Wednesday shattered his own national record, setting a new time of 6.55sec at Mondeville Meeting in France
  • It's in Lievin where Omanyala, 27, bettered his own national record, cruising to 6.57sec on February 17, last year

Commonwealth 100 metres champion Ferdinand Omanyala shied off equalling his national record by 0.1 seconds when stormed to 60m victory at Meeting de Paris on Saturday in the French capital.

Omanyala, the Africa 100m champion, clocked 6.61 sec to win the first heat before storming to victory in the final, timing 6.56sec, once again beating Arthur Cisse from Cote d’Ivoire to second place by 0.1sec.