Ferdinand Omanyala and Wycliffe Kinyamal electrified Nyayo stadium to win in their respective races at the third and final day of Athletics Kenya national championships cum Commonwealth games trials.
The duo were named among the 63 athletes that will fly the Kenyan flag in Glasgow, Scotland starting next month.
Omanyala won the 100m title as he seeks to defend his title he won four years ago in Birmingham as he heads to Glasgow, Scotland for the Commonwealth Games.
Omanyala managed to win a gold medal in 10.02 ahead of South Africa’s Akani Simbine who clocked 10.13 while Sri Lanka’s Yupun Abeykoon was third in 10.14.
Former world 1,500m champion Timothy Cheruiyot wants to improve from the silver medal in the 1,500m to gold in Glasgow.
For the first time, the world 800m champion Lilian Odira will be competing at the Commonwealth Games following her victory in the two lap race.
She beat Naomi Korir to second place while Janet Amimo who finished third in.
“I’m excited to have won the title for the third year running and that means I have been working hard for it and having bagged the world title, my next target is to b ring the Commonwealth Games title home and that means I have to prepare well ahead of the championships,” said Odira.
In the 5,000m men’s race, Mathew Kipsang stormed to victory clocking ahead of Cornelius Kemboi.
Cheruiyot, who has had a good competition from former world under 20 1,500m champion Reynold Cheruiyot said that the battle has been good.
Now free from injuries that have kept him out of competitions and unpleasing results the Prison Warder is looking forward to win a gold medal.
“I came here to win and winning the national title feels good to represent the country once again at the Commonwealth Games. This is a good challenge and my target is to improve on my medal,” said Cheruiyot.
Athletics Kenya athletes for 2026 Commonwealth Games
Official Team Kenya Athletics
100m women
- Milcent Ndoro
100m men
- Ferdinand Omanyala
- Meshack Babu
- Mark Otieno
100m Hurdles women
- Rukia Nusra Omulisia
200m men
- Zablon Ekwam
- Elkana Kiprotich Sabila
400m women
- Mercy Oketch
- Mercy Chebet
- Nancy Jepkosgei
400m men
- Kelvin Tonoui
- Boniface Mweresa
- George Mutinda
400m Hurdles women
- Vanice Kerubo Nyakisera
400m Hurdles men
- Kipkorir Rotich
800m women
- Lilian Odira
- Janet Jepkemoi Amimo
- Vivian Chebet
800m men
- Wycliffe Kinyamal
- Kelvin Kimtai Loti
- Nicholas Kiplagat
One mile women
- Naomi Korir
- Teresiah Muthoni Gateri
- Rosemary Longisa
One mile men
- Timothy Cheruiyot
- Reynold Cheruiyot
- Brian Komen
3000m SC women
- Celestine Biwot
- Faith Cherotich
3000m SC men
- Simon Koech
- Edmund Serem
- Leonard Kipkemoi Bett
5000m women
- Caroline Nyaga Nyagothie
- Rebecca Mwangi
5000m men
- Mathew Kipchumba Kipsang
- Cornelius Kibet Kemboi
- Andrew Kiptoo Alamisi
10,000m women
- Diana Wanza
- Miriam Chebet
10,000m men
- Ishmael Rokitto Kipkurui
- Edwin Kipkosgei Kurgat
- Daniel Ebenyo
10,000m race walk
- Stephen Ndangiri Kihu
10,000m race walk women
- Sylvia Jerono Kemboi
High jump men
- Asbel Kiprop Kemboi
Long jump women
- Faith Kipsang Jepkemboi
Triple jump men
- Kevin Kiprono Kemboi
Hammer men
- Dominic Ongidi Abunda
Shot put women
- Belinda Adhiambo Oburu
Javelin women
- Irene Jepkemboi
Javelin men
- Julius Yego
Decathlon men
- Edwin Too
4x100m men
- Ferdinand Omanyala
- Meshack Babu
- Mark Otieno
- Zablon Ekwam
- Elkana Kiprotich Sabila
4x400m mixed
- Mercy Oketch
- Mercy Chebet
- Nancy Jepkosgei
- Kelvin Tonoui
- Boniface Mweresa
- George Mutinda