Africa's fastest man Omanyala to miss Worlds over visa delay / Photo: YASUYOSHI CHIBA - AFP/File
-
Kenya's economy faces climate change risks: World Bank
-
Indonesian economy comes up for air but struggles to win back investors
-
Trump says US-Iran deal to be signed Sunday, Hormuz to open after
-
Between Trump and a hard place: Fed chair Warsh to lead first rate meeting
-
High-school drop out to big time crime boss, Venezuela's 'Nino Guerrero'
-
US-Iran deal could be finalised soon, mediator Pakistan says
-
Thousands gather in Thai capital to mourn late princess
-
US says downed multiple Iran drones as both insist deal closer
-
SpaceX: Five key moments, from first launch to Starship megarocket
-
US clears Paramount's $111 bn Warner Bros. takeover
-
Iran and US say deal closer than ever
-
Cuba opens more sectors to private business
-
World Cup struggles to ignite US excitement
-
US appellate court upholds Sam Bankman-Fried criminal sentence
-
France bids farewell to girl, 11, whose killing sparked outrage
-
Wall Street wobbles as SpaceX shares launch, oil slides on Mideast deal hopes
-
SpaceX lifts off in record Wall Street debut
-
US deportation flight carrying Iranians en route to C.African Republic
-
At a Libyan university once ravaged by war, students dream again
-
Kenya mourns schoolgirls killed in suspected dorm arson attack
-
Stocks rally, oil slides on Mideast deal hopes
-
'All of us of are migrants,' pope says in Canary Islands
-
Switzerland split on immigration vote: four perspectives
-
Thai princess dies aged 47 after three years in hospital
-
Science fiction? Musk's lofty SpaceX goals unrealistic, skeptics say
-
Asia stocks up, oil down on Mideast deal hopes
-
From cage fights to the White House, UFC marches into mainstream
-
Pope ends Spain visit with migrant meetings
-
Ex-Tottenham owner sells art collection in blockbuster auction
-
Antarctic Peninsula sees record high June temperatures
-
US stocks rally, oil prices fall as Trump calls off fresh Iran strikes
-
SpaceX to make historic IPO that could make Musk a trillionaire
-
El Nino is back, but its effects vary widely
-
First leather bag from T-Rex cells to be auctioned in Paris
-
Four times as many icebergs calved from Greenland glaciers: study
-
Stocks rebound, oil wavers as traders weigh Iran, rates outlook
-
Niger criminalises same-sex relations with jail terms
-
Smuggled dinosaur fossils return to Mongolia after two decades
-
Over 260 Nigerians fleeing xenophobic attacks in S. Africa return home
-
Pope condemns 'indifference' towards migrants on Canaries trip
-
Sweden withdraws controversial proposal to jail 13-year-olds
-
Economic pressures 'manageable': Indonesian deputy finance minister
-
Scientists warn of record heat, threats to climate monitoring
-
Sweden withdraws disputed proposal to jail 13-year-olds
-
UK probes Ryanair over fees for parents to sit with children
-
Suspense surrounds Swiss anti-immigration vote
-
Rising costs and competition threaten GoPro
-
A taste of home: Zimbabwe restaurants revive traditional food
-
AI gold rush upends San Francisco housing market
-
The Indian workers training AI robots to take their jobs
Africa's fastest man Omanyala to miss Worlds over visa delay
Africa's fastest man Ferdinand Omanyala told AFP on Thursday he has given up on competing at the World Athletics Championships in the United States because of a delay in getting a visa.
"I have given up my trip to Oregon. Even if I am given a visa today it's too late," said the 26-year-old Kenyan sprinter.
Omanyala had been due to compete in the 100m heats on the first day of the world championships on Friday, but lost a race against time to secure his US visa and travel to Oregon -- a trip of about 24 hours or more.
"It would mean booking flights which can only be possible at night and the race is on tomorrow. It's not possible," he said.
"There's nothing I can do. It's been my longest day of waiting and I don't like waiting."
Omanyala is the third-quickest man in the world this season behind Americans Fred Kerley and Trayvon Bromell, setting a time of 9:85 in May.
In September last year, he clinched the African record of 9:77, making him the ninth-fastest man ever, behind four Americans and three Jamaicans.
"I have accepted the situation and will now focus on the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham," said Omanlaya.
The Commonwealth Games open in the English city on July 28 and run until August 8.
Ng.A.Adebayo--CPN