Where to watch Omanyala and compatriots live in action at the Botswana Golden Grand Prix

ATHLETICS Where to watch Omanyala and compatriots live in action at the Botswana Golden Grand Prix

Abigael Wafula 05:50 - 29.04.2023

The event will be held at the National Stadium in Gaborone

The Botswana Golden Grand Prix is scheduled for Saturday, and has attracted some of the world’s greatest athletes who will go head-to-head in search of wins.

World Athletics has announced that all the action will be streamed live on the YouTube starting 3:30pm. EAT. All the action can also be watched live on SuperSport TV for the East African countries.

The men’s 100m race for instance, will see Africa 100m champion Ferdinand Omanyala take on a tough field that has attracted five men with sub-10-seconds personal best times.

The field includes USA’s world silver medallist Marvin Bracy, junior champion Letsile Tebogo competing on home soil and Samuel Imeta who has also proven to be in an impressive form.

Another thrilling race will see world 800m bronze medallist Mary Moraa, who also claimed Commonwealth and Diamond League crowns in 2022, racing against Jamaica’s Olympic and world finalist Candice McLeod.

USA’s Kyra Jefferson, and Botswana’s Naledi Lopang and Thompang Basele will also be in the mix.

Global medallists are also set to clash in the men’s 800m as Olympic silver medallist Ferguson Rotich races his compatriot Abel Kipsang, who claimed world indoor 1,500m bronze last year. USA’s 2016 Olympic bronze medallist Clayton Murphy will also be competing for top honours in the race.