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Omanyala has given an update on his training strategy as he gears up for the Olympics.
Africa’s fastest man Ferdinand Omanyala has given an update on his training strategy as he gears up for the Paris 2024 Olympic games this summer.
Omanyala’s season has started to pick up after a slow start, and finished second in the Prefontaine Classic that took place in Eugene, Oregon behind America’s Christian Coleman, and in so doing, registered his first sub-10 second race performance.
Speaking to the media recently, Omanyala, who got his season off quite slowly, having finished fifth at the Kip Keino Classic in Nairobi and then second at the Atlanta City games, admitted that he and his coach Geoffrey Kimani have been taking it slow in training since the end of the indoor season back in March, when he finished fourth in the final of the 60m race.
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09:45 - 26.05.2024
Ferdinand Omanyala thrilled with progress after first sub-10 performance of the season
Africa’s fastest man Ferdinand Omanyala has expressed his delight after dipping under 10 seconds for the first time this season during the Prefontaine Classic on Saturday.
“Previous seasons have been tricky because we have been running fast so early. We are taking a different approach now and want to run fast when it matters. That is why we are taking that slow progress approach,” Omanyala told members of the press.
“We did a lot of work going into the indoor season but had to take it down again. We did not do much, the break between the indoor season and this part of the season.”
Omanyala says that the real work starts now as he starts gearing up for the Olympic games, which will take place in just over two months’ time.
“We will put in a lot of effort and now do everything, for the endurance, speeds and just touch ups.
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“We are now going to hit hard for the Olympics.”
The sub-10 has been coming for Omanyala after he ran 10.00 at the Atlanta City Games last week, a race won by South African Akani Simbine in 9.90, having run 10.03 at the Kip Keino Classic in April where he finished fifth.
It was a big morale booster for the Commonwealth champion who has embraced a laidback approach this season, opting to choose his races and words carefully, as he builds towards the Olympics.
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