Ferdinand Omanyala To Face Olympic Medallists Thompson, Kerley In Poland

• Ferdinand Omanyala will look to secure another big win when he faces Olympic medallists Kishane Thompson and Fred Kerley
• The Kenyan sprinter is coming off a frustrating 2024 Paris Olympic Games, where he reached the semi-final
• He will face Kishane Thompson of Jamaica and Fred Kerley in the 100m at the Silesia Diamond League meeting

Ferdinand Omanyala will be in the starting lineup of the men's 100m at the Diamond League in Silesia, Poland.

Last weekend, the Kenyan won his first race since the 2024 Paris Olympics, where he reached the semi-final.

Olympic silver and bronze medallists Kishane Thompson and Fred Kerley will be on the track on August 25.

Omanyala won a 100m race at the Josko Laufmeeting in Austria to bounce back from the disappointment at the Paris Olympics.

He will test himself against Thompson of Jamaica, who lost the gold medal to Noah Lyles by five-thousandths of a second, and Kerley, who won a bronze.

Former world champion Christian Coleman and former Olympic champion Marcell Jacobs will also be competing.

Omanyala looking to bounce back

Omanyala, who is still one of the fastest men in the world in 2024, will be looking to get back to winning ways against the big boys.

So far, he has participated in a Diamond League race. On May 25, he clocked 9.98 seconds to finish second behind Coleman in Eugene. Can he beat the Olympic medallists this time at the Silesia Diamond League?

At the Olympics, he finished a distant eighth in the third semi-final in 10.08 seconds, a disappointing result considering he was the second-fastest man at the Games.

Omanyala wins in Austria

TUKO.co.ke earlier reported that Omanyala won his first 100m race since the conclusion of the 2024 Paris Olympics.

The 28-year-old clocked 9.95 seconds in the first round before winning the first final in 10.00 seconds at the Josko Laufmeeting in Austria.

Noah Lyles wins 100m gold

TUKO.co.ke also reported that American sprinter Noah Lyles won the gold medal in the men's 100m by the narrowest of margins.

The defending world champion defeated Kishane Thompson of Jamaica, the fastest man in 2024, by five thousandths of a second.