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Africa's fastest man Ferdinand Omanyala was able to compete in the World Athletics Championships on Saturday morning after boarding three flights totaling more than 20 hours to get to Eugene, Oregon, USA.
Omanyala, who did not obtain his US visa until Thursday morning in Kenya, faced a five-hour flight to Doha, Qatar, six-hour layover, 14-hour flight to Seattle, three-hour layover and finally, a one-hour flight to Eugene.
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