Omanyala Wins, Africa Shines Bright at Commonwealth Games 2022

Africa's fastest man Ferdinand Omanyala has become the first ever Kenyan in 60 years to win the Commonwealth Games 100m title after blistering through the final on August 3, 2022 in a time of 10.02 seconds.

The Kenyan put daylight between himself and defending champion from South Africa, Akani Simbine, who timed 10.13 seconds to clinch silver while Sri Lankan Yupun Abeykoon settled for bronze in 10.14 seconds.

Omanyala has now clinched a medal in his first ever final, having missed out at the Tokyo Olympic Games, the Indoor Championships and the World Championships last month, where he reached the semis in all.

The Commonwealth gold is a massive reward for him, especially after the woes that befell him prior to the World Championships in Eugene, Oregon, where he arrived just three hours before his race, reports Timothy Olobulu for Capital FM.

Nigeria currently sits in 9th position on the medals table after winning two gold, one silver and two bronze medals - and all of them have come from weightlifting. Adijat Olarinoye and Rafiat Lawal have claimed two gold medals in the women's 55kg and 59kg categories respectively and set new Commonwealth Games records, reports Tunde Eludini for Premium Times.

South Africa's Blitzboks beat Fiji to the gold medal in the Sevens final with a magnificent 31-7 win. The country is sixth in the medal standings, with a haul of 20 medals - six gold, seven silver, and seven bronze.