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Will Omanyala shock Olympic champion Lyles in 150m contest?

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(From L) Panama's Arturo Harmodio Deliser Espinosa, Kenya's Ferdinand Omanyala and Italy's Chituru Ali compete in the men's 100m heat of the athletics event at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at Stade de France in Saint-Denis, north of Paris, on August 3, 2024. [AFP]

Fresh from anchoring Kenya's 4x100m team to a 2025 Tokyo World Championships qualification, Africa's fastest 100m sprinter Ferdinand Omanyala is hoping to shine at this year's Atlanta City Games in the US on Saturday.

Omanyala is taking on the reigning Olympic 100m champion Noah Lyles in a 150m contest.

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