Africa's fastest man Ferdinand Omanyala got his revenge by striking gold in the men's 100 metres at the ongoing commonwealth games in Birmingham. Omanyala, who missed a fair chance to compete at the Oregon World Athletics Championships raced to victory and is now the African and Commonwealth Champion. Omanyala dethroned
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Emmanuel Korir wins Gold medal in 800m Oregon finals
Kenyan Olympic champion Emmanuel Korir won the men's 800 metres World title at the ongoing World Athletics Championships in Oregon. Korir replaced American Donavan Brazier as the world champion earning Kenya her second gold at the championships, while Emmanuel Wanyonyi narrowly missed out on the medal bracket. Algeria's Djamel Sedjati
Kenyan Faith Kipyegon wins 1,500m Gold in Oregon
Kenyan runner Faith Kipyegon has won Kenya's first gold medal in the women's 1500m final at the ongoing World Athletics Championships in Hayward Filed in Eugene. The two-time Olympic champion finished with a time of 3 minutes, 52.96 seconds to regain her world title. Ethiopia’s Gudaf Tsegay and Great Britian’s
Omanyala bows out after finishing 5th in 100m semis
Africa's fastest man Ferdinand Omanyala failed to qualify for the 100m finals at the ongoing World Athletics Championships in Oregon. The sensational Kenyan printer finished 5th position with a time of 10.14 thus missing out on the finals. The 100M finals was won by American Fred Kerley who took Gold with
Omanyala qualifies for Semi-finals despite visa hitch
Africa's fastest sprinter Ferdinand Omanyala qualified for the semi finals of 100 metres at the World Athletics in Oregon despite his tight travel schedule. Omanyala finished third by clocking 10:10 to coming after Japan's Sami Brown in 9:98 and New Zealand's Edward Osei Nketia 10:08 who were 1st and 2nd respectively. The
Faith Kipyegon & Winny Chebet for 1500m semis in Oregon
Olympic champion Faith Kipyegon won the women’s 1500m hit to qualify for the semi-final at the ongoing World Championships in Eugene on 16th July morning in 4:04.53 followed by Australian Jessica Hull who finished second in 4:04.68 while Ethiopia’s Freweyni Hailu Hailu came third in 4:04.85. Kipyegon played second fiddle behind