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Mark Otieno (left) and Ferdinand Omanyala celebrating their victory after clocking 10.05 and 10.02 respectively in the Men's 100 metres finals during trials for Tokyo Olympics games at Kasarani stadium, June 17, 2021. [Jonah Onyango, The Standard]

National 100m record holder Ferdinand Omanyala improved his record on Thursday as he blazed to a sizzling 10.02 seconds during the Tokyo Olympics trials at Kasarani.

Although Omanyala had earlier clocked 10.01 during a meet in Nigeria last year, Athletics Kenya (AK) has been hesitant to recognise the record, saying the event was not sanctioned.

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