KINGSTON, Jamaica –Jamaica’s Diagonal Seville ran a world lead and individual best 9.82 seconds (0.9m/s) to win the men’s 100m at Saturday’s 6th organizing of the Racers Terrific Prix at the National Stadium, beating World Winner Noah Lyles of the USA.
Seville, who said afterward he “surprised” himself after he had to “back off in training” due to a slight damage, outperformed his past best 9.86 seconds and took over the world lead from American Christian Mill operator who ran 9.93 seconds in April.
Lyles was moment in a season’s best 9.85 seconds and Kenya’s Ferdinand Omanyala third with 10.02 seconds.
Previous St Catherine Tall runner Julien Alfred of St Lucia ran a lifetime best 10.78 seconds (1.3m/s) to rise to the meet record held by Shericka Jackson and went beneath her past best of 10.81 seconds, moreover bringing down her national record.
Her time was fair exterior of the world lead 10.77 seconds set by American Jacious Burns in mid-April.
Krystal Sloley got to be the 24th Jamaican ladies to go beneath 11.00 seconds when she ran 10.99 seconds for moment put with Shashalee Forbes taking third with a season’s best 11.05 seconds.
-Paul A Reid
JAMAICA Sports
Omanyala points for quick time in 100m at Racers Terrific Prix in Kingston
By Leighton Require June 01, 2024
Omanyala points for quick time in 100m at Racers Fantastic Prix in Kingston
Kenyan sprinter Ferdinand Omanyala, Africa’s speediest man, is energetic to provide a quick execution within the 100m at the Racers Fantastic Prix in Kingston, Jamaica, afterward nowadays. The 28-year-old will confront World Winner Noah Lyles, Jamaica’s Sideways Seville, and Awesome Britain’s Zharnel Hughes in a profoundly expected race anticipated to be the highlight of the meet.
At a press conference at the Jamaica Pegasus in Kingston on Friday, Omanyala examined his objectives and the centrality of competing in Jamaica.
“Since the begin of the season, I haven’t had great climate to run in since I have been running in rain, cold climate, so I’m upbeat I’m in Jamaica and it’s exceptionally hot,” Omanyala said. “Looking at my past runs in hot climate, my best one was in Botswana where I ran 9.78, so I am looking forward to running and I am trying to find an awfully quick time.”
Omanyala communicated his fervor approximately at long last making it to Jamaica after different solicitations.
“I am cheerful to be in Jamaica. I’ve been welcomed more than twice, so I’m happy I made it this time since it’s distant from domestic. I am happy at this time it came up at a point where we are having our US visit, so it was near, and I am upbeat to be here. I’ve been told I have so numerous fans, so I need to see that on Saturday.”
The Kenyan sprinter moreover clarified why he has set his sights on Usain Bolt’s 100m world record of 9.58 seconds, set in Admirable 2009 at the Berlin World Championships.
“When I started running, the African record was distant, and no one thought that it may well be broken, but we broke it twice. So, the same thing I say for all records—it isn’t that it is inconceivable, so we’ll get there,” said Omanyala, who holds the African record of 9.77 seconds set at the Kip Keino Classic in 2021.
With favorable climate conditions and a strong field of competitors, Omanyala is balanced to form a noteworthy affect at the Racers Amazing Prix. Fans are energetically anticipating his execution, trusting to witness a exciting race and possibly record-breaking time.
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