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Commonwealth Games: Ferdinand Omanyala and Imeta Samwel have qualified for the semi-finals of the 100m

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By Kamau Muthoni | Aug 02, 2022

Ferdinand Omanyala of Team Kenya competes during the Men's 100m Round 1 heats on day five of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games at Alexander Stadium on August 02, 2022 on the Birmingham, England. (Kelly Ayodi, Standard)

Kenya will have two athletes in the men's 100m semi-finals at the 2022 Commonwealth Game in Birmingham after Ferdinand Omanyala clocked 10.07s to win heat 5 and Samwel Imeta qualified after finishing second in heat 9 in a time of 10.12s

Africa's fastest man Omanyala came under pressure from Cameroon's Emmanuel Eseme in the latter stages of heat 5 of the men's 100m, but it was the 26 year-old who came through for the win.

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