Kenyan sprinter Ferdinand Omanyala easily advanced into the men’s 100m semifinals after winning his heat in a time of 10.07 seconds at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, United Kingdom, on Wednesday. 
Omanyala, who had just returned from a dismal performance at the World Championships in Eugene, Oregon, had been in Birmingham for ten days, appeared more alert, fit, and motivated.
As usual, he burst in the latter stages of the race and breezed by Cameroonian Emmanuel Eseme to win by a comfortable margin with a time of 10.08 seconds.
Omanyala’s quick time was the quickest in the preliminary rounds, as South African Akani Simbine, the defending champion, also advanced after winning his Heat in 10.10 seconds.
Samuel Imeta also advanced to the semi-finals at the same time with a valiant performance, placing second in his heat in a tremendous new Personal Best time of 10.12 seconds.
