NAIROBI: Africa’s fastest man Ferdinand Omanyala on Thursday secured a last-minute visa to travel to the United States for the World Athletics Championships although he will have to start his 100m campaign just hours after arriving.
Another African sprinter, Gift Leotlela, a semi-finalist in the 100m at the Tokyo Olympics, posted on social media that he was heading to Eugene, Oregon after delays, suggesting he was one of a group of South Africans flying at the last minute from Italy.
“Been a frustrating few weeks heading up to the champs but we finally going although some of us are going to arrive on the day we racing,” he posted on Instagram, giving…
