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American Sprints Away with Omanyala’s Title in Nairobi

Africa’s fastest man Kenya’s Ferdinand Omanyala surrendered the Kip Keino Classic title, a World Athletics Continental Tour Gold on Saturday, April 20, 2024 in Nairobi.

Omanyala who is the Africa 100m record holder timed 10.3 to finish fifth behind to the Olympics and World silver medalist American Kenneth Bednarek, the winner of the race.

Bednarek timed 9.91 to victory ahead of the African Games bronze medalist Liberian Emmanuel Matadi, second in 9.99 as the European 4x100m relay champion Briton Jeremiah Azu was third in 10.00.

Kenya’s former national 100m record holder Mark Otieno making a comeback after serving a doping ban ran to a distant sixth place in 10.22

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  • John Vaselyne is the founder of Athletics News. Africa’s only Independent Athletics News website. He has covered World U18 and U20 Championships, World Cross Country Championships, Four Continental Tour Gold Series, Wanda Diamond League. He has passion for the Sport and has over seven years experience in this area of sport. He is also the Leading Athletics Pundit in the Country, having been hosted in ALL leading TV stations in Kenya

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