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Ferdinand Omanyala (R) celebrate after winning the 100m finals during the National Trials for Olympic Games Paris 2024 held at the Nyayo National Stadium on June 15, 2024. [Stafford Ondego, Standard]
One hundred-metres African champion Ferdinand Omanyala showed he was peaking at the right time ahead of the Olympics after dropping a stunning 9.79 at Nyayo Stadium on Saturday as he won the Olympic trials.
Omanyala's show came just after 800m world silver medallist Emmanuel Wanyonyi had clocked the third fastest time (1:41.70) of all time while Olympic champion Faith Kipyegon had raced to an impressive 3:53.98 in the 1500m.
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