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Omanyala upbeat ahead of Diamond League debut in Brussels

Kenya's Ferdinand Omanyala reacts after qualifying for Olympics semifinals. [Reuters]

Kenya’s 100m record holder Ferdinand Omanyala is bullish ahead of his Diamond League debut at the Van Damme Memorial in Brussels on Friday.

The Olympic semi-finalist has been in fine form this year, breaking the Kenyan record consecutively, twice running 10.01, then 10.00 before breaching the 10 second barrier with a 9.86 run in Austria to become the first Kenyan to achieve this feat.

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