Paris Olympics: Ferdinand Omanyala Sets New Targets for 2024 After Bittersweet Season

• Ferdinand Omanyala has sent out an early statement of intent ahead of the Paris Olympics
• Omanyala is expected to grace his second Olympics event, four years after he made headlines in Tokyo
• He experienced some contrasting fortunes this season, which culminated with a bronze medal in the Diamond League

Ferdinand Omanyala has vowed to get better ahead of the 2024 Olympics in Paris. The fastest man in Africa had a contrasting 2023 season, which featured the World Athletics Championships in August.

Omanyala had promised to win the world title in Budapest but finished a disappointing seventh in the finals, which was won by American Noah Lyles.

Despite the frustrating outing in Hungary, Omanyala hit some new highs this season. He won his first Diamond League race at the Monaco Meet on July 21. A series of good results across the season saw him qualify for the Diamond League finals in Eugene, where he finished third behind Christian Coleman and Lyles.

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Omanyala's targets for Olympics

The Commonwealth champion has now had time to reflect ahead of an Olympic year. He has once again reiterated that gold will be on the table, as well as improving on his personal bests.

"I am going to the Olympic season with great motivation. If you see me win that gold, be happy because it’s coming home. My next aim is to run 9.66 then after that 9.55," he said, as quoted by Star Sports.

His best time in the 100m remains 9.77 seconds, the fastest time ever posted by an African athlete.

The Paris Olympics, which Omanyala has already qualified for, will take place from July 26 to August 11 next year.

Diamond League finals men's 100m report

Sports Brief had earlier reported that former World Champion Christian Coleman stunned Noah Lyles to win the 2023 Diamond League final in Eugene on September 16.

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Kenya's hero and Africa's fastest man, Ferdinand Omanyala, finished third behind the Americans in his first-ever finals.

Coleman tied the world lead, clocking 9.83 seconds to beat Lyles' 9.85. Omanyala clocked a similar 9.85 but was adjudged to have been behind by a thousandth of a second by the photo-finish rule.