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Omanyala hopes his Tokyo 2020 performance will inspire Kenyan sprinters

Ferdinand Omanyala celebrate 800mts men race at AK trials second series at Nyayo National Stadium on Saturday, Jan 23, 2020. [Jonah Onyango, Standard]

Kenyan Olympic sprinter Ferdinand Omanyala hopes his performance at Tokyo 2020 will inspire his young compatriots to take up short-distance running.

Omanyala made history in Japan on Monday when he became the first Kenyan to run in the semifinals of the men's 100m at an Olympics where he lowered his own national record from 10.01 to 10.00.

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