Samuel Imeta challenges Omanyala

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Omanyala has a challenger closer to home.  Samuel Imeta(he is in the army) just clocked his first sub-10, and is 2 years younger than Omanyala.  That means he is the youngest Kenyan to clock sub-10.  Granted, it is all Omanyala's influence.  People develop confidence about their ability when they see someone up close doing it.

🚨Two Kenyan men under 10 secs.

Commonwealth Games 100m Champion Ferdinand Omanyala sprints to a World Leading 9.81 victory at the AK meet in Nairobi.

In second place, Samuel Imeta ran his first sub-10, clocking 9:94 secs.

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The world's sprints is is jam-packed with crazy talent this year.  With Fred Kerley, Noah Lyles, Trayvon Bromell, Christian Coleman, Omanyala, Oblique Seville - all capable of dipping under 9.8 - , the sprints have not looked this competitive in a long time.