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Ferdinand Omanyala's coach has explained the importance of featuring in the 200m race this season for Africa's fastest man
Ferdinand Omanyala will be competing not just in the 100m race, but also in the 200 as he seeks to win a maiden medal at the upcoming Summer Olympic games set to take place in Paris, France this year.
The 28-year-od opted to part ways with Duncan Ayiemba in favour of the renowned sprints coach Geoffrey Kimani.
Kimani is a former sprinter and is currently accredited by World Athletics as a sprints coach and also worked with the national Kenya Sevens side Shujaa as their strength and conditioning coach.
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09:04 - 04.01.2024
ATHLETICS French Embassy's message to Ferdinand Omanyala and co. ahead of Olympic Games
The French Embassy in Kenya has wished Ferdinand Omanyala and his teammates the best of luck ahead of their visit to Miramas to prepare for the Olympic Games.
In an interview with NTV, Kimani outlined Omanyala’s program for the season with doing well at the Olympics in mind, including making a return to the 200m race, with a very calculated reason behind the proposed decision.
“This season, we are looking at competing in the 100m and 200m but our goal right now in the indoors is 60m,” Kimani said.
“Ultimately, some of the races he is going to compete in outside the country, we have requested the manager to give us a few races in the 200m.”
Kimani has revealed that the goal behind taking part in the 200m race will be to build Omanyala’s robustness and fitness which will ultimately help him in the quest to do well in the 100m race at the Olympics.
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17:04 - 03.01.2024
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Ferdinand Omanyala, Africa's fastest man, has expressed gratitude for the birthday wishes he received and is focusing on achieving Olympic success in the upcoming season.
“The 200m is good because the training is intense more than the 100m and it makes sure the athlete is more fitter, more robust and for the bigger picture is that he is able to run quality rounds like in the World Championship of the Olympics," he added.
“You are required to run three very intense rounds and very good times for placing either in the semi-final or the final. It works out very good for us.”
Kimani also explained why he agreed to work with Omanyala on a full-time basis, having briefly worked with him for six weeks back in 2021.
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17:46 - 02.01.2024
ATHLETICS Ferdinand Omanyala’s partner sends him heartwarming birthday message as he turns 28
Ferdinand Omanyala turned 28 on Tuesday and his better half used the occasion to make a special wish for him ahead of a grueling year
“Since I had worked with him in the build-up to the Olympics for six weeks during the Tokyo Games, I took it as a challenge and said no problem after a few housekeeping issues with the previous coach," said Kimani.
“Ethically, I am supposed to contact him and make sure they have left each other in a good state and so as soon as that was taken care of, we hit the ground running with Omanyala.”
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Faith Cherotich’s manager, Valentijn Trouw has predicted a bright future for the youngster and has explained some of the qualities she possesses that make her a suitable heir to Beatrice Chepkoech's throne.
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