Ferdinand Omanyala has come out to say that can easily beat sprint legend Usain Bolt at the moment.
Africa’s fastest man Ferdinand Omanyala has boldly claimed that he could easily beat Usain Bolt at the moment.
Omanyala, who was recently crowned Africa’s champion, said that given Bolt is currently enjoying his retirement, he would floor him in a race.
Bolt remains to be the fastest man the world has ever seen. He set the quickest time in the 100 metres race in 2009 with a time of 9.58 seconds that no athlete has come close to breaking or equalling.
The Jamaican is a multiple World and Olympic champion and retired in 2017. Omanyala meanwhile has taken the world by storm after putting in impressive and constant times since last year.
He is the holder of the season’s fastest time after running 9.85 seconds at the Kip Keino Classic in Nairobi on May 7th. The 26-year-old floored Olympic Silver medalist Fred Kerley to cross the finish line first.
He afterwards headed to Mauritius earlier this month where he dethroned Akani Simbine and became the new African champion.
Speaking to SPM Buzz, Omanyala explained that his next targets are now the World Championships in Oregon and the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.
