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Ferdinand Omanyala breaks national record, but fails to make finals

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 Ferdinand Omanyala clocks 10.00secs to break national record, coming third in Heat One of the 100m semis [photo courtesy]

100m national record holder Ferdinand Omanyala continued with his fairy run tale at the Tokyo Olympics as he broke his own national record during the semi-finals on Sunday.

Omanyala set a new national record of 10.00 as he dipped across the line to beat the likes of former world champion Yohan Blake of Jamaica in the first heat of the semi-final in finishing in the third spot.

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