Usain Bolt remains in the Olympus, Marcell Jacobs is only fifth but with honor in his second Olympic final, this time in a stadium packed, boiling with passion and enthusiasm. Running faster than he had all year, in 9″85, is not enough for the Italian to step onto the podium in the 100m race, let alone to repeat as Olympic champion like ‘The Lightning’. So, after abdicating, he sadly leaves the Stade de France track, touching multiple times behind his left thigh.
The winner is his most accredited rival, current world champion Noah Lyles, a born showman who, while jumping for joy, is applauded by actress Sharon Stone who stands up in the stands for him. Lyles, in 9″79, won at the photo finish against the Jamaican Kishane Thompson, trained by Stephen Francis who made Asafa Powell great and now leads this other champion who completes the 100m race in less than 42 steps and looks really impressive. It’s a shame that the star Lyles beat him by a whisker. But Jacobs is the man of the day, the most acclaimed at the starting blocks for both his semifinal and the medal challenge, and his race towards the podium ends in vain. It’s not enough to have one of the best reaction times to the gun, and then push like crazy to beat at least Fred Kerley (bronze in the end), as it happened in Tokyo, and not even the eternal second-placed Akani Simbine, a South African who adds another cardboard medal to his collection. Jacobs consoles himself with the pride of a champion who never let his guard down, gave his all, and changed his life by moving to Florida, and now he will try to redeem himself in the relay, depending on his physical condition.
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From the race area, Marcell limped visibly as he left but tried to reassure everyone saying, “It’s just a cramp.” “I believed in the medal, but I have no regrets,” he added, “because I gave it my all. The others were really strong. I’m sorry because I wanted to celebrate another gold with all the Italians, but Jacobs’s career does not end here.” The hope is to redeem himself in the relay, where if he can’t recover from the injury, Ali may enter the team. Earlier, the day for Italian athletics, despite Pietro Arese qualifying for the 1500m final, was not very favorable due to news about Gianmarco Tamberi’s health. He shared that he was training at the Formia technical center and should have been in Paris today. Instead, first “a sharp pain in the side” and then the discovery of a probable kidney stone and a fever of 38.8 forced him to postpone his departure. It’s not a good sign for ‘Gimbo’, who is currently confined to bed. But he vowed to be on the track, no matter what, in time for the high jump qualifications next Wednesday at 10:05. In the women’s high jump final, there was a real spectacle with the battle between the world record holder Yaroslava Mahuchikh from Ukraine and the Australian Nicola Olyslagers. But, in addition to talent, the motivation of someone who jumps not only for themselves but also for an entire nation was bound to prevail: Yaroslava, who fled home because the front line was less than a hundred kilometers away, represents Ukraine as “a country that never gives up, and a nation that fights in a thousand ways against every difficulty.” This was also proven by the bronze in the women’s high jump by Iryna Gershchenko and the hammer throw bronze by Mykhaylo Kokhan, as this day was not only Lyles’s but also Ukraine’s.
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