Commonwealth Games 100m champion Ferdinand Omanyala won the Adidas Atlanta City Games held yesterday in Atlanta, Georgia, United States.
The Africa 100m record holder set a new African and national 150m record when he won the title in 14.70 seconds beating Bahamian Terrence Jones and homeboy Matthew Boling who were second and third at 14.93 and 15.15 respectively.
Fresh from competing at the Xiamen and Shanghai Diamond Leagues in China has two African records with 9.77 seconds in the 100m and the newly minted 14.70 in the 150m.
The speedster said the relay achievement has fueled his ambition to cultivate a new generation of sprinting greats from Kenya.
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