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Wind spoils Omanyala’s day

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Sprint star: Omanyala wins the 100m race during the Gaborone Golden Prix PIC: MONIRUL BHUIYAN/PRESSPHOTO

The National Stadium was a hive of activity on Saturday as local and international athletes clocked fast times during the inaugural Botswana Golden Grand Prix.

However, the fast times have been attributed to the wind. Kenyan sprinter, Ferdinand Omanyala stormed to a +2.3m/s wind-aided time to win the 100m title. The reigning African champion clocked the fastest time in the world this season of 9.78.

However, his time is not ratified as a World Lead due to the windy conditions in Gaborone on Saturday. Botswana's golden boy Letsile Tebogo was second in the race with a time of 9.91 while Kenny Bednarek of the USA came third with 10.02. Tebogo went on to win the 200m title with 19.87 beating his PB. His time is, however, ratified as a World Lead as the wind recorded at a speed of -0.3m/s.

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