Omanyala is one of the hundreds of international athletes and officials who have encountered visa issues ahead of the world championships at Hayward Field, leaving them frustrated, frazzled and, in many cases, racing just to make it to the start line. "It’s been known US entry visa may be one of the most difficult and (World Athletics) and the organizing committee didn’t get ahead of this?" "We continue to follow up with those outstanding visa issues," World Athletics said in a statement. Nearly a dozen athletes from South Africa have also encountered visa issues, according to South African media outlet Independent Online, as have athletes from India, Iran and Jamaica, among others. "Representation matters and with no support from (World Athletics) there can be no development for smaller Nations."

Source: Libya Today July 14, 2022 21:18 UTC