Sizzling Omanyala breaks national record again at Paris Indoor Meet
12th February 2024
Omanyala lowered the 60m record from 6.52 to 6.51s.
- Omanyala clocked 6.51s to win the Meeting Indoor de Paris.
- He lowered the national record from the 6.52s he managed last Saturday at the Elite Indoor Track Miramas Meeting.
- The African record holder will now turn his attention to the World Indoor Games that will run between March 1 and March 3 in Glasgow, Scotland.
Kenya’s sprinting ace Ferdinand Omanyala dropped another
statement performance on Sunday when he broke the 60m national record barely ten days after he had smashed the existing record.
Omanyala clocked 6.51s to win the Meeting Indoor de Paris as
he lowered the national record from the 6.52s he managed last Saturday at the
Elite Indoor Track Miramas Meeting.
The new time also saw the African record holder setting a meeting record in the event as he also managed a new personal best with Liberia’s Emmanuel Matadi and Great Britain’s Jeremiah Azu finishing in second and third after clocking 6.57s and 6.59s respectively.
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“Two great competition weekends. Back-to-back National
Records and Meet records. Appreciate all the great wishes and messages for Ferdinand
Omanyala and team, we take a small break then start building again for the World
Athletics Indoor Championships Glasgow 24,” Omanyala’s coach Geoffrey Kimani
posted after the athlete’s successful title defense.
Following the two races, Omanyala is expected to travel to
Glasgow, Scotland for the eagerly anticipated World Indoor Games that will run
between March 1 and March 3.
Besides the individual races, the athlete, who changed his
coach late last year is expected to represent Kenya in the upcoming 2024 World
Athletics relays championship which will take place in Nassau, Bahamas in May.
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Omanyala recently stated that he will do his best to help
Kenya post good results in the event which will be used as a qualifier for the
Paris Olympic Games.
The Friends School Kamusinga alumnus has so far taken part
in four competitions after gracing a couple of events organized by the
Athletics Kenya including thr third track and field meet, where he gauged his
speed in the 200m race.
He had earlier attended another race which was staged at the Ulinzi Sports Complex and took part in the 400m race to test his endurance.
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