Ferdinand Omanyala reveals plans for second Olympics in Paris

Africa’s sprint sensation Ferdinand Omanyala has opened up on his manoeuvre as he gears up for his second ever Olympics in Paris that is set to commence in 18 days time.

The 100m Commonwealth champion continued with his warmups for the Olympics by putting in a scintillating performance at the FBK Games in Hengelo, Netherlands on Sunday.

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Omanyala beat a stellar cast of USA’s Ronnie Baker, and Canadian Andre de Grasse -who finished second and third respectively- to clinch the race in a time of 10.01.

The race marked his last 100m competitive event before the Olympics and he had to do it the hard way, braving the chilly weather after torrential downpour.

In an interview with the race organisers, Omanyala revealed that he is headed to the Olympics with the aim of being a contender for medals in a highly competitive field.

“This time we are getting there as contenders because last time was an introduction, we are in a different chapter this year and I'm really looking forward to this one. Going in as one of the guys that is being counted is a plus.

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“Right now it's about taking it a day as it comes, you cannot start thinking about a month away and you are not there yet, the most important thing is to make sure that we get there healthy,” said Omanyala.

A total of 56 athletes have qualified to enter the 100m event at the Paris Olympics with Kishane Thompson, Oblique Seville, Noah Lyles, Christian Coleman, Kenny Bednarek, Letsile Tebogo, and reigning champion Marcell Jacobs headlining the deep field.

In the delayed 2020 Tokyo Olympics, Omanyala managed a semi finals finish in his debut at the Games after finishing third behind Fred Kerley, and De Grasse.

On his performance at the FBK Games, the 28-year-old admitted that the weather conditions presented an unpleasant challenge for him but was delighted to scoop the victory.

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“Today (Sunday) was just all about executing a perfect race under pressure, I think I did that, so we'll go and check the videos and see how it was but I feel like it was a good race but I usually don't work well under cold weather but anyway a win is a win, I'll take it,” Omanyala noted.