African record holder Ferdinand Omanyala finally gets his VISA to the United States . The Oregon World Championships start in less than 24 hours. Sports CS Amina Mohamed said Omanyala will jet out at 6 pm.
It takes not less than 22 hours to get to the US and the champion would also need to rest and train shortly to cure jet lag before taking on the race.
The Kenyan 26-year old qualified for the World Championships early after clocking 9/85secs to win the Kip Keino Classic. At the National Trials, he clocked 10.04secs under heavy wind, but still ran within the qualifying time.
He believes that he will be able to get there on time to chase his dream of a World Championship medal.
“I will still remain focused. These are challenges that as an athlete you need mental strength to overcome. Hopefully I get there and put on a show as always,” he added.
Omanyala had said he targets to reach the final at the World Championships and vie for any medal, having reached the semis of both the Olympic Games and the World Indoor Championships earlier this year.
The preliminaries of the 100m start on Friday at 12:30pm and the Kenyan is on a race against time to ensure he gets his visa on time and travels.
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