Omanyala shook off his World Athletics Championships misfortunes in Oregon to hurtle to Kenya's first gold medal in the men's 100m final at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games. Omanyala now hopes that his landmark win will inspire the nation and pave way for a new generation of Kenyan sprinters. I hope I've created a path for budding sprinters in Kenya,” Omanyala told the media in a post-race interview. The last time Kenya bagged a Commonwealth gold in 100 metres was in 1962 when Seraphino Antao clinched the 100 and 220 yards in Perth, Western Australia. “It's one of the gold medals we've been planning for from the start of the year and I'm happy that we've achieved it.

Source: Daily Nation August 04, 2022 22:32 UTC