The amount of money Omanyala will earn for matching Noah Lyles' 9.85s at Prefontaine Classic

The amount of money Omanyala will earn for matching Noah Lyles' 9.85s at Prefontaine Classic

Abigael Wafula 15:00 - 17.09.2023

Omanyala has earned good money from the Diamond League Meetings with his podium finishes and the Prefontaine Classic also offered him more money thanks to his hard work.

Africa’s fastest man Ferdinand Omanyala finished third behind Noah Lyles and Christian Coleman in the men’s 100m final at the Prefontaine Classic, the final Diamond League Meeting leg on Saturday night.

Coleman took top honours in the race, clocking 9.83 to cross the finish line ahead of Lyles and Omanyala who clocked 9.85 to finish second and third respectively.

Omanyala has earned good money from the Diamond League Meetings with his podium finishes and the Prefontaine Classic also offered him more money thanks to his hard work.

With his third-place finish, Omanyala will walk away with Ksh 1,018,438. Coleman, the winner of the race, will be awarded Ksh 4,364,736 while Lyles will walk away with Ksh 1,745,894.

Jamaica’s next big thing, Kishane Thompson finished fourth and the 22-year-old will walk away with Ksh Ksh585,200.

The fifth-place finisher, Marvin Bracy-Williams will walk away with Ksh 365,750 while those who finish seventh and eighth will bag Ksh219,450 and Ksh146,300 respectively.

In the women’s 3000m Steeplechase, world record holder Beatrice Chepkoech who finished second will walk away with Ksh 1,745,894 as youngster Faith Cherotich will walk away with Ksh 1,018,438 for putting in the work and finishing ninth.

No world record was broken on day one of the championship and so there were no bonuses to be awarded to the athletes.

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