Kenyan sprinter – Ferdinand Omanyala has set a new African and national 150m record time at the third edition of the Adidas Atlanta City Games held Saturday, May 17 in Atlanta, Georgia, United States.
The 2022 Commonwealth Games champion clocked 14.70 seconds to wipe the floor with Bahamian sprinter Terrence Jones and homeboy Matthew Boling, finishing second and third respectively with a time of 14.93 and 15.15 seconds.
“We knew we would have done a couple of 100m by now, so the 150m just sets us up for the longer season ahead. And it went great, so we’re just building it up slowly because it’s the second or third month of the season, so we’re just building it up,” Omanyala said in a post-race interview.
“My coach just told me to get out of the blocks so fast, and that’s what I did. The momentum just kept pushing me on, and of course, being a frontrunner, I just kept pushing to the line.”
