Sri Lankan sprinter Yupun Abeykoon broke the 100m South Asia record clocking 10.06 (-0.2) in Germany, beating Ferdinand Omanyala, the fastest man in the world so far in 2022 in the 100m,
Abeykoon broke the 100m South Asia record at the International Athletics Meeting Anhalt 2022 in Germany.
Kenyan sprint sensation Ferdinand Omanyala came second, losing his first 100m race of the year.
Omanyala clocked 10.14secs at the Paul Greifzu Stadium in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany on Wednesday night.
The Sri Lankan had come second to Omanyala in the Heats, where the Kenyan had clocked a slow time of 10.23secs to win after a slow start off the blocks. Even in the heats.
