{"id":160967,"date":"2026-04-25T15:42:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-25T15:42:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/all-news\/omanyala-shines-with-9-96-victory-at-kip-keino-classic"},"modified":"2026-04-25T16:29:47","modified_gmt":"2026-04-25T16:29:47","slug":"omanyala-shines-with-9-96-victory-at-kip-keino-classic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/all-news\/omanyala-shines-with-9-96-victory-at-kip-keino-classic","title":{"rendered":"Omanyala Shines with 9.96 Victory at Kip Keino Classic"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"ap-article-header-tag\"> <strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Kenya. <\/strong> <\/span>Africa\u2019s fastest man Ferdinand Omanyala secured his second sub-10 performance of 2026, clocking a season-best 9.96 to power to victory in the men\u2019s 100m at the Kip Keino Classic on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>South Africa\u2019s Rivaldo Roberts chased him home in 10.12, while Canada\u2019s Aaron Brown completed the podium in 10.15, as Omanyala lit up the Nyayo track with a trademark explosive finish.<\/p>\n<p>The performance marked Omanyala\u2019s second sub-10 outing of the 2026 campaign. At the Addis Ababa meet, the 2022 Commonwealth Games champion dipped under the barrier in 9.98, his first sub-10 clocking in over two years.<\/p>\n<p>He had earlier opened his season on April 10 at the Cape Miller Continental Tour in South Africa, easing to victory in 10.19. Fresh off his Kip Keino triumph, Omanyala expressed satisfaction at once again breaching the elusive 10-second mark, while making it clear his sights are firmly set on faster territory.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDefinitely I wanted a sub-10 seconds. I am looking for a world lead soon,\u201d he said. The current world-leading mark stands at 9.89, set by Botswana\u2019s Collen Kebinatshipi at the Botswana National Championships on April 3.<\/p>\n<p>Beyond the time, the victory carried added significance as Omanyala reclaimed his Kip Keino crown after a mixed run of results in recent editions. \u201cI\u2019m excited and relieved about that race because we have lost it twice in a row.<\/p>\n<p>It was just important to get it back,\u201d he added. Running under the Nyayo floodlights also offered a fresh dimension to the sprint king\u2019s experience. \u201cToday was spectacular.<\/p>\n<p>I felt like a night runner but it was really good. \u201dOmanyala\u2019s Kip Keino journey has been nothing short of dramatic. On his debut in 2021, he scorched to an African record 9.77 but had to settle for second behind American speedster Trayvon Bromell, who edged him in 9.76.<\/p>\n<p>He bounced back in 2022, storming to victory in 9.85 ahead of Fred Kerley (9.92) and Isaiah Young (10.13), before successfully defending his title in 2023 with a 9.84 dash, once again asserting dominance over Kenneth Bednarek (9.98) and Marvin Bracy-Williams (10.03). However, the past two editions proved testing for the 30-year-old, finishing fifth in 2024 (10.03) and third last year (10.07).<\/p>\n<p class=\"ap-article-footer-note\">Find more news and analyses on <span class=\"ap-highlight-country\">Kenya<\/span> on the <span class=\"ap-highlight-brand\">Africa Press<\/span> website<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Kenya. Africa\u2019s fastest man Ferdinand Omanyala secured his second sub-10 performance of 2026, clocking a season-best 9.96 to power to victory in the men\u2019s 100m at the Kip Keino Classic on Friday. South Africa\u2019s Rivaldo Roberts chased him home in 10.12, while Canada\u2019s Aaron Brown completed the podium in 10.15, as Omanyala lit [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":160966,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,17],"tags":[544],"class_list":["post-160967","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-sport","tag-kenya"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.1 (Yoast SEO v27.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Omanyala Shines with 9.96 Victory at Kip Keino Classic - kenya<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"-article-header-tag&quot;&gt; Africa-Press - Kenya. 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