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His recent victory was at the Botswana Golden Grand Prix where he destroyed a strong field to win in a time of 9.78 seconds.
Africa 100m champion Ferdinand Omanyala has shifted focus to the Atlanta City Games scheduled for Saturday, May 6 where he will be competing over the 150m race.
In a post on his Twitter page, Omanyala said: “Next stop, Atlanta City Games. I will be doing 150m on this one. Excited to test my top end speed.”
After the Atlanta City Games, Omanyala will then proceed to the Kip Keino Classic Competition scheduled for May 13.
The Commonwealth Games champion has had a great season so far where he has bagged wins in all the 100m races he has competed in. He started off with a successful indoor tour over the 60m where he won three of the four races he competed in.
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14:20 - 01.05.2023
ATHLETICS Why Omanyala’s Botswana Golden Grand Prix victory was restored
Africa’s fastest man saw his win upheld having earlier been disqualified for line infringement
He then started off his outdoor season at the second Athletics Kenya meet that saw him record a world leading time of 9.81.
However, World Athletics rejected the time due to a faulty wind gauge. The disappointment did not set him back as he went for his South Africa outdoor tour and in the two races he competed in, he won dominantly.
His recent victory was at the Botswana Golden Grand Prix where he destroyed a strong field to win in a time of 9.78 seconds. The fact that the time he recorded was wind-assisted means that it will not be ratified as a world lead but his win still stands.
As reported by The East African, Botswana Golden Grand Prix Media Officer Calistus Kolantsho noted that Omanyala’s lane infringement was not picked up by the timers or reported to the timers hence his victory is upheld.
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