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It’s a day of ups and downs for Kenya at Olympic Stadium

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Ferdinand Omanyala leading in a 100m during Nairobi region's 2nd Athletics Kenya Track and Field Championships at Moi International Sports Center Kasarani Stadium. Feb 2020. [Jonah Onyango, Standard]

The track and field programme at Tokyo 2020 was full of ups and down for Kenya yesterday.

The morning session started on a positive note as the 800m trio of Ferguson Rotich, Michael Saruni and Emmanuel Korir all booked a slot in the semi-finals before Ferdinand Omanyala equalled the Kenyan record in the 100m.

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