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Omanyala sprints to African record in Atlanta

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Ferdinand Omanyala after winning the 100m final at the AK Track and Field weekend meet on February 25. [Stafford Ondego]

100m Commonwealth Games and Africa champion Ferdinand Omanyala continued with his sterling show as he set an African and national record in 150m race during a meeting in Atlanta on Saturday.

Omanyala finished third in 14.89, but that was enough for the Africa and national record in the rarely competed distance.

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