The Italian Olympic champion of 100m Marcell Jacobs reappeared this Wednesday with success in the appointment of soap (Italy), although at times far from his standards last year: 10.04.
More than nine months after his 100m and 4x100m Olympic titles, after which he finished his season early, Jacobs finally competed in the 100m at the Fontanassa sports center and in front of the little man. He gave up at the last moment to participate in Nairobi on May 7, due to intestinal problems.
After winning their semifinals in 9.99 In clear favorable winds (+ 2.3 m/s), the 27-year-old Italian won the final again, but this time not less than ten seconds, almost no wind (+ 0.3 m/s).
These times, quite a distance from his performances last year (European record of 9.80 in the Olympic final) left him a bit unsatisfied. “I thought it was better to ride, even from a technical standpoint. I still have a bit of work to do, but it’s just the first race of the year, there’s still time for the World Championship.“, He pointed out after the trial for Rai Sports.
On the other hand, the Dominican Marileidy Paulinocurrent Olympic runner-up in the 400 meters, once again showed superb form where the season began, after winning this Wednesday in the final of 200 meters of the meeting in Savona (Italy) with a time of 22.59 seconds.
Source: La Verdad
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