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Omanyala: I'm going for gold, but it will be lonely in Budapest

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Ferdinand Omanyala celebrates winning the 100M men final race during the Trials for World Athletics Championship held at Nyayo National stadium in Nairobi on July 08, 2023.[Stafford Ondego, Standard]

African champion Ferdinand Omanyala lived up to his promise by destroying the 100m men's field at the Budapest World Championships trials that ended at Nyayo National Stadium in Nairobi on Saturday.

Africa's fastest man clocked 9.85 to win the last race of the two-day championships.

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