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Omanyala wants to end 'perfect' season on a high in Europe

Ferdinand Omanyala

Kenya's Ferdinand Omanyala competes during the men's 4x100m relay round 1 athletics event at the Alexander Stadium, in Birmingham on day nine of the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, central England, on August 6, 2022.
 

Photo credit: Glyn Kirk | AFP

What you need to know:

  • Omanyala, who is back in training, will compete at the Spitzen Leichtathletik, a World Athletics Continental Silver Tour on August 30 at Stadion Allmend, Lucerne, Switzerland
  • The Africa 100m record holder will then end his season with the World Athletics Continental Gold Tour, the Memorial Borisa Hanžekovića on September 9 to 11 at Sports Park Mladost, Zagreb, Croatia
  • Omanyala revealed that despite several requests he opted not to compete at Diamond League races so as to concentrate his energies on championship races

Africa and Commonwealth Games 100 metres champion Ferdinand Omanyala has three more races to wrap up what he has described as a perfect season.

Fresh from adding the Commonwealth Games title to his Africa crown in Birmingham, Omanyala, who is back in training, will compete at the Spitzen Leichtathletik, a World Athletics Continental Silver Tour on August 30 at Stadion Allmend, Lucerne, Switzerland.