Usain Bolt, the current 100-meter world record holder, has nothing on current fastest man in Africa, Ferdinand Omanyala.
Despite wanting to break the Olympic gold medalist’s world record, Omanyala told SPMBuzz that he thinks he is faster than the now-retired athlete.
“Sahii ni noma ali retire haniwezi right now we are targeting his world record (9.58 seconds) but my target is to clock 9.6 seconds then 9.5 seconds eventually and we drawing closer to the Olympic record which is 9.63 seconds,” said Omanyala.
“I feel great because it means we are working hard and what we are training for is working as well, so it feels nice to be the fastest man in Africa and we continue to scale the ladder.”
Omanyala admitted that he works out for nine hours every day, but for the time being, he just works out once and spends most of his time relaxing because he views sports as a job and doesn’t want to harm his body.
“We have the world championships coming up in three weeks’ time so that’s the main target we are aiming for now, and the commonwealth games after that so and that will be the end of the season for this year.” He said.
Prior to becoming the fastest man in Africa, the sprinter had lost a few endorsement deals, but times have changed, and now every business wants a piece of him, which Omanyala is savoring.
“It is a good thing because it means they are loving what I am doing so when people come to sponsor and bring me money, it means they ensure I am comfortable and I can then concentrate on my job. “
