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Despite the challenges of a demanding career in athletics, Ferdinand Omanyala has found purpose and fulfilment through his rapid rise.
Track and field, and in this case, has to be one of the toughest careers, but Africa’s fastest man, Ferdinand Omanyala, found peace in that.
From the training to the sleepless nights to the competitions, athletes go through a lot, but the rewards are handsome if one follows the protocol and perhaps never misses a day.
Ferdinand Omanyala started his career as a rugby player before transitioning to sprinting in 2015, clocking a time of 10.4 seconds in his first race in Kakamega.
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Ferdinand Omanyala also won the Commonwealth Games 100m title, forcing defending champion Akani Simbine to settle for second.
The Kenyan speed king also made a name for himself in the 2023 season, qualifying for the World Championships but failing to make a mark one more time, making it to the final but missing out on a podium finish.
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However, he dropped splendid times in the build-up to the World Championships and ended his season with a third-place finish at the Prefontaine Classic.
In 2024, Ferdinand Omanyala was also in a class of his own, dropping a world-leading time of 9.79 seconds at the Kenyan Olympic trials.
He also competed at the Paris Olympic Games and ended his season with the men’s 100m invitational at the Diamond League Meeting in Brussels.
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“I can say that this has been the perfect thing that has ever happened to me in my life, you know. Like just having athletics and just growing by it, and 2022 just set me up for what's going to be a fruitful career ahead,” Ferdinand Omanyala revealed.
“So, it's been a great thing, I mean that's my job, I wake up, I sleep athletics. So, for me, that's the best thing that ever happened to me in my life.”
Ferdinand Omanyala has already started his 2025 season, competing at the Diamond League Meetings in Xiamen and Shanghai, where he finished second and ninth, respectively.
He was also part of Kenya’s team that qualified for the men’s 4x100m to the World Championships in Tokyo, Japan. His recent victory was in the 150m at the Atlanta City Games, and his focus now shifts to the Diamond League Meeting in Rabat.
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