Omanyala Promises Fireworks As Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce Arrives in Nairobi for Kip Keino Classic

Omanyala Promises Fireworks As Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce Arrives in Nairobi for Kip Keino Classic

Martin Moses
updated at May 10, 2023 at 5:43 AM
  • Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce became the latest star to arrive In Kenya ahead of the Kip Keino Classic
  • The multiple world and Olympic champion will headline the event alongside Ferdinand Omanyala
  • Africa's fastest man has promised to put on a show, asking his fans to turn up in huge numbers

Five-time World Champion and two-time Olympic champion in women's 100 metres, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce has arrived in the country ahead of the Kip Keino classic on Saturday.

Fraser-Pryce is the latest to jet in among the plethora of stars expected to grace the third edition of the Continental Tour Gold at the Moi International Sports Centre, Kasarani.

Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, Kip Keino Classic, Ferdinand Omanyala
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce arrives at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport on Tuesday evening. Credit, @AK
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The Jamaican received the lucrative Laureus Female Sports Athlete of the Year 2023 last evening in Paris before making her way to Nairobi to open her season.

Other stars already in the country include world javelin champion Anderson Peters, World Leader in 100 metres Sha'Carri Richardson and Olympic silver medalist Kenny Bednarek, three-time Olympic hammer throw champion, Anita Włodarczyk, among others.

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Speaking after her arrival, Fraser-Pryce expressed confidence in starting off positively on Saturday. She ran an impressive 10.67 seconds last year.

This comes at a time when home hero Ferdinand Omanyala has promised fireworks as he seeks to lower his African record. The Commonwealth champion has the fastest time in the continent of 9.77 seconds.

Omanyala is fresh from making his debut in the 150 metres race where he finished third in the Atlanta City Games behind Noah Lyles and Erriyon Knighton. He will be up against Bednarek in the penultimate race of the day.

Fraser-Pryce; Why I raced at Zyon's school

You must have seen the video of Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce flooring everyone during parents' day at her son's school. The fact that anyone decided to race against a five-time World Champion in the 100 metres race is crazy.

But that's what happened.

Sports Brief reported that Fraser-Pryce has now come out to provide the details that made her compete in the parents' race. The Jamaican explains that it all started when one of the parents dared her two weeks before the event. The said parent sent her photos of her working the gym and, on the day of the race, she gave her those eyes you give a competitor before a race.

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