Commonwealth Games 100m champion Ferdinand Omanyala says his next mission is to fly the national flag high at next month’s World Relays in Nassau, Bahamas.
Omanyala, who is part of the men’s 4x100m relay team, said he is determined to spearhead them to the summer Olympics in Paris, France.
“My target at the World Relay Championships in Bahamas is to make sure 4x100m team goes to the Olympics,” the African 100m champion said.
Africa’s fastest man endured a tough outing at the Absa Kip Keino Classic on Saturday, finishing fifth in the men’s 100m after clocking 10.03.
United States’ Kenneth Bednarek won for the first time at the World Continental Tour Gold event, clocking 9.91, ahead of ahead of Liberia’s Emmanuel Matadi (9.99) and Englishman Jeremiah Azu (10.00) in second and third respectively.
Despite missing out on podium for the first time ever at the Kip Keino Classic, Omanyala is keeping a positive outlook on things.
“The races humble you at some point. We are approaching this season in a different way. We are building up the 100m as we go deep into the season,” he said.
He added that he would rather get to his peak as the season progresses rather than start strong and lose steam along the way.
“I don't want to pick too early in the season and then go down before August. We want to make sure that we correct everything before August,” Omanyala said.
