NAIROBI, Kenya, Jun 10 – On form Ferdinand Omanyala struck gold number two at the Africa Athletics Championships in Mauritius on Friday afternoon as he anchored the Kenyan 4x100m team to victory.
Omanyala had on Thursday clinched the 100m title in a tight photo finish against South African Akani Simbine for his first ever Major title.
And on Friday, he finished off the race as Kenya struck its 10th medal in Mauritius, finishing off with a powerful sprint as the Kenyan boys won in 39.28 ahead of South Africa who finished second for silver in 39.79.
Zimbabwe finished off the podium with a 39.81 timing to come in third.
The Kenyan team comprised of Omanyala, former national record holder Mike Mokamba, Samuel Imeta, and Dan Kiviasi.
At the first 100, Kenya trailed Nigeria, but once the first changeover happened, it was the start of the revolution for the East Africans.
Omanyala took the baton a few yards ahead of South Africa’s anchor runner before blasting in to some brilliant pace and creating day light between him and the second placed man.
