Marcell Jacobs will finally run the 100 meters at the World Championships in Eugene

The Italian Marcell Jacobs, current Olympic champion of 100 meters, will participate in the queen distance of speed at the World Championships held in Eugene (USA), after feeling good registered in his last preparation sessions in that country.

The Italian Athletics Federation (FIDAL) announced on Wednesday that the two -time Olympic champion of the 100 meters and the 4×100 relay will participate in the night qualifiers between Friday and Saturday Italian timeafter a conversation between the Italian and his coach, Paolo Camossi, who later confirmed the team’s technical direction.

The decision has been made “in light of the entertaining signs of work being done at Beaverton, not far from Portlandwhere Jacobs has completed his adaptation period before the World Championship, “FIDAL said in a statement on its website.

The 27-year-old sprinter from Desenzano del Garda will join the team this Wednesday in the athletes ’village, located just in front of Hayward Field, the Eugene stadium where the World Cups will be held.

Jacobs’ involvement is in the air after experiencing several physical setbacks since the start of the season. and not less than 10 seconds (10.04).

“In a way, it’s as if Jacobs’ outdoor season started in Eugene, then during the winter he won the World Indoor Championships in Belgrade: in March he won the 60m, beat the American specialists and established the European record ( 6.41).) ”, Indicated by the Federation.

Then they arrived “the spring difficulties, the injury, the canceled appointments, the return to the Absolute Championships in Rietiand the race to reach the required form to line up at the start of the World Championships ”.

“In a few hours back on track“, the agency announced.