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Kenya’s Meshack Babu qualified for the next round of the men’s 100m at the ongoing Commonwealth Games in Glasgow after a splendid performance in the heats on Monday afternoon.<\/p>\n
Babu clocked 10.21 to finish second in Heat 1, behind Nigeria’s Favour Oghene who took first place in 10.10.<\/p>\n
Guyana’s Akeem Steward finished third in 10.55, missing out on qualification to the next round.<\/p>\n
Another Kenyan who was vying for passageway to the next round, former national record holder Mark Otieno, unfortunately bid goodbye to his dream after finishing fourth in Heat 10.<\/p>\n
Otieno clocked 10.38, in a race won by Lesotho’s Mojela Koneshe, who ran a national record of 10.00.<\/p>\n
Nigeria’s Adekalu Nicholas came second in 10.21 as Singapore’s Marc Brian Louis clocked a season’s best (SB) of 10.38 to finish third.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Commonwealth Games defending champion Ferdinand Omanyala was given a bye to the next round, ensuring that his dream of successfully defending his crown remains much alive.<\/p>\n
Team Kenya have thus far won one medal — bronze — in the Club Games, courtesy of youngster Joseph Amunga who finished third in the men’s weightlifting (60kg) on Sunday.<\/p>\n
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