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Paris 2024: Miramas dons Kenyan colours for the Olympic Games
Miramas welcomes the Kenyan delegation before the start of the Olympic Games. Ferdinand Omanyala, a 100-meter specialist, took part in a sports session with locals.
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Miramas welcomes the Kenyan delegation before the start of the Olympic Games. Ferdinand Omanyala, a 100-meter specialist, took part in a sports session with locals.
In a group of athletes, in Miramas (Bouches-du-Rhône), a rather unusual student slipped in on Monday July 15. His steps are more controlled and his strides more assured. Ferdinand Omanyala is a Kenyan athlete, a 100-meter specialist. For one morning, he trains with the locals. This is a first for the athlete who has been coming to train regularly in the city for several years.
Ferdinand Omanyala assures that Miramas is his “House”. That is why, “Every time I’m asked to do something for the city, I’m really happy and proud”he confides. The whole town has taken on the colours of Kenya. Miramas is the training camp for the delegation before the Olympic Games. More than 80 athletes are present. To encourage them, they will be able to count on a children’s choir that has learned a hymn especially for them.