At the Africa Athletics Championships in Mauritius, Ferdinand Omanyala continued to be unrivaled, sailing into the final of the 100m on Wednesday afternoon, keeping the chase for gold number one in sight.
To earn a ticket into the final, the African record holder timed 10.07secs, the fastest winning time in the three semi-final heats.
Gilbert Maseko of Namibia placed second, but far behind Omanyala, with a time of 10.15 seconds.
Only South African Akani Simbine, who Omanyala had already beaten this year, came close to beating Omanyala in the third semi-final heat, clocking 10.09 seconds.
Samwel Imeta, the only Kenyan in the semi-final, placed third in his semi-final heat with a timing of 10.27 seconds and was unable to qualify for the final.
In the women’s race, Maxmilla Imali did not finish in the top two but her third place time of 11.26secs was enough to earn her a non-automatic qualification time.
Meanwhile, Elias Ngeny (1:47.16) and Nicholas Kiplagat (1:50.20) sailed into the final of the 800m after finishing first and second respectively in the men’s 800m.
In the men’s 400m, Kenya’s overall team captain Collins Omae and Seewua William both finished third in their heats, Omae timing 47.60 while Seewua clocked 45.67secs with both qualifying for the semi-final.
