Omanyala ready to be crowned world champion
Africa 100m record holder Ferdinand Omanyala carried his fine form to the at the Herculis meeting in Monaco, the World Athletics Diamond League event, on Friday night.
Omanyala, the Commonwealth Games champion, was in tip top form as he won in 9.92 seconds even after he defied a late challenge from fellow African Letsile Tebogo (9.93)and declared his intent to claim the world title in Budapest.
“I will be the next world champion. There are no doubts about it. I am ready to do it. Tonight I just confirmed what I am capable of. I would not call it a perfect race but I am ready. It was a blessing to win here and I wanted to run faster but a win is a win,” Omanyala said after the win on Friday.
The win means he becomes the first Kenyan to win 100m at the Diamond League meeting but also the first Kenyan to compete over the distance in the 15-leg series spread across Asia, USA, Europe and Africa.
In February, Omanyala stunned Olympic 100m champion Marcell Jacobs of Italy in men’s 60m dash at Meeting Hauts-de-France Pas-de-Calais, a World Indoor Tour, in Lievin, France.
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Last year, Omanyala became the second Kenyan to win 100m gold medal at the Commonwealth Games.
Omanyala said the win motivates him ahead of the World Championships and the Olympic Games next year. BY THE STANDARD MEDIA
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