Kenya’s sprinter Ferdinand Omanyala trains at the Kasarani stadium in Nairobi on June 30, 2022. In six years of dazzling rise, he has made a place for himself in a country where long-distance runners are kings: Ferdinand Omanyala intends to continue popularising the sprint in Kenya by shining in the 100m at the 2022 World Athletics Championships which start on July 15, 2022.
But he was facing a race against time on Wednesday to obtain a US visa to enable him to get to Oregon for the 100m heats on Friday. Omanyala is the third quickest man in the world this season behind Americans Fred Kerley and Trayvon Bromell. “I am an athlete who runs well under pressure. So I am looking forward to getting better in Oregon, because now everybody who is an athlete will be there,” said Omanyala, who beat Kerley in May.
Omanyala became the first Kenyan sprinter to reach an Olympic semi-final at the Tokyo Games last year.“When I started athletics, my aim was to make people know that Kenyans can sprint, that is something that has changed,” he said.Omanyala, who hails from western Kenya and is the third of five brothers, said he has had to overcome obstacles, not least the distance.“Even the national federation at some point did not believe there could be a sprinter in Kenya. You have to beat all these odds.
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