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Ferdinand Omanyala: This has been my most challenging year

Kenyan athlete Ferdinand Omanyala [Courtesy]

Kenya's sprint king Ferdinand Omanyala has admitted that the 2025 athletics season has been the most challenging of his career, following his failure to qualify for the finals at the Tokyo meet.

Omanyala, who has carried Kenya's hopes on the global sprinting stage, revealed that the year was marked by setbacks, including lingering injuries and the absence of his trademark sub-10 second performances.

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