1 DAY TO GO! Omanyala yet to get USA visa

Ferdinand Omanyala crossing the finish line clocking 10.02 in the Men's 100meters finals during trials for Tokyo olympic games at Kasarani stadium, June 17, 2021. [Jonah Onyango, Standard]

Africa 100m record holder Ferdinand Omanyala’s bid to strike a medal at the World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon, in USA is in doubt.

Omanyala, the Africa champion, had not secured a US visa by last evening. It was a day of anxious moments as he kept checking and holding his phone awaiting a call from the US embassy.