Ferdinand Omanyala on Saturday set a new 100 metres national record after running a sub 10 second in Austria.
Fresh from the Tokyo Olympic Games where he twice broke his own record, Omanyala clocked 9.86s in 100m, just a few minutes after clocking 9.96s in a meet in Austria.
In the process, Omanyala beat his previous personal best time of 10.00 seconds set in Tokyo in the 100m semi-finals.
Finalllllyyyyyyyy
A sub 10.
9.96!!!!
It just had to come in Austria.
Finals coming up in a short while.
Thank you Lord.
@joskolaufmeeting
????: scharinger. pic.twitter.com/DbHN94rAAY — Ferdinand Omanyala OMURWA (@Ferdiomanyala) August 14, 2021
Omanyala now becomes the first Kenyan to dip under 10 seconds and joins the elite class of sprinters to have achieved that feat.
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Jamaican legend sprinter Usain Bolt holds the world record of 9.58 seconds and the Olympics Record of 9.63 seconds.
