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Ferdinand Omanyala looks to have banished his disappointing Olympics outing following impressive results in his last two events, setting up the stage for a strong end to the season.
Africa’s fastest man Ferdinand Omanyala was among athletes who received criticism following his disappointing Olympics performance but he seems to be slowly coming back to form.
Omanyala went into the Paris 2024 Olympics with high hopes but ended up empty handed after failing to go past the semi-final.
The 28-year-old clocked identical 10.08 in the first round and in the semi-final and while the former was enough to secure passage, the latter was not, as he ended up eighth in his heat that had Jamaican Kishane Thompson, who went on to win silver, American Fred Kerley (bronze medallist), Canadian Andre De Grasse and Briton Zharnel Hughes.
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05:00 - 26.08.2024
5 sprinters whose coaching changes failed to pay off at Paris Olympics
A number of sprinters switched coaches late last year in a bid to achieve Olympics success but the moves turned out to be a risky gamble that failed to achieve the desired results.
Omanyala had shown great promise when he bounced back from a fifth-place finish at the Kip Keino Classic, where he clocked 10.03 in April, to 9.98 at the Prefontaine Classic in May, his first sub-10 seconds of the season, and then a season’s best 9.79 at the Olympics trials in June, then the world’s fastest time.
From there, he did not dip under 10 seconds, managing 10.01 at the BFK Games in Hangelo, his final race before the Olympics.
However, to his credit, he has put the Olympics disappointment behind him and recorded impressive times in his subsequent races.
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16:50 - 25.08.2024
American sprinter Fred Kerley beats Ferdinand Omanyala as Kishane Thompson fails to run
Jamaica's Kishane Thompson did not start the race he was widely expected to win.
At the Josko Lauf Meeting in Austria on August 17, he clocked an impressive 9.95 seconds, signaling a formidable return to form following his Paris disappointment.
Omanyala went even better in Silesia on Sunday, posting 9.88 for second place, behind American Fred Kerley, who won the race in 9.87.
With two races remaining in Rome and Zurich before the final in Brussels, Omanyala looks in good shape to end the season on a high which will offer him plenty of confidence going into 2025, where the World Championships in Tokyo will be the main goal.
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23:14 - 17.08.2024
Omanyala dips sub-10 to send warning to Kishane Thompson & Co after Paris setback
Ferdinand Omanyala rebounds at the Josko Lauf Meeting signaling a strong return and challenging top sprinters Lyles and Thompson.
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