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Omanyala eager to lower his continental record at Kip Keino

Ferdinand Omanyala dash to finish line in 100m race during Kipkeino Classic-World Continental tour gold in Nairobi. [Jonah Onyango, Standard]

Africa's fastest man Ferdinand Omanyala has one mission in the fourth edition of the Absa Kip Keino Classic this year, and that is to smash his own African record of 9.77 seconds done at the event two years ago.

The Commonwealth champion also targets to win the World Championships in Budapest in August and to lift the trophy in the Diamond League series where he will be making his debut in Rabat, Morocco on May 28.

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