Rukia Nusra breaks Kenya’s 100m hurdles national record again!
26th January 2024
The fast-rising athlete produced a scintillating performance to cross the finishing line in 13:71 seconds.
- Rukia clocked 13:71 seconds at
- Her time was 17 seconds faster than the previous national record of 13:87 which was also set by her in June, 2023.
Rukia Nusra Omulisia lowered the national 100m hurdles
record on Friday, January 26, 2024 at the third Athletics Kenya (AK) track and
field weekend meeting held at the Nyayo National Stadium in Nairobi.
This is after she produced a scintillating performance to
cross the finishing line in 13:71 seconds.
Her time was 17 seconds faster than the previous national record of 13:87 which was also set by her in June, 2023.
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The 22-year-old missed an opportunity to represent Kenya in
the 2023 World Athletics Championships that was staged in Budapest, Hungary
after failing to meet the qualification time of 12:78 seconds.
After the heartbreak, Omulisia vowed to come back stronger
with the intention of booking a slot in the eagerly anticipated Paris 2024
Olympic Games which is scheduled to run between July 26 and Sunday, August
11.
Besides the 100m hurdles, the Kenya Defense Forces (KDF)
employee can also run 100m, 200m and 400m and is viewed by many as Kenya's next
sprinting sensation.
The AK Nairobi meet has attracted a host of other star names both local and international ones with the likes of 100m African record holder Ferdinand Omurwa Omanyala expected to feature in the 200m race.
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Omanyala, who had an incredible season last year, will go head-to-head
with Mark Otieno Odhiambo.
This will be the first showdown between Omanyala and Otieno
since the latter returned from doping suspension.
Other runners who will line up alongside the duo include
Samuel Chege and KDF’s Justin Mogoi.
Maximila Imali, who hails from Kenya’s Western region,
headlines the women’s 200m race. The experienced athlete will also feature in
the 400m, long jump, 100m and 400m disciplines.
Elsewhere, 800m reigning world champion Mary Moraa will
start her season at the event. The runner, who is popularly known as Kisii
Express, has revealed that she will be taking part in the 400m race.
AK will use such meetings to assemble a formidable squad
that will represent Kenya in the upcoming 2024 African Games formally called
All-Africa Games slated for March 18 to March 23 in Ghana’s capital city,
Accra.