"Marcell Jacobs like last year and like two years ago he really wanted to race at the Golden Gala, you can see that there is a curse of the Golden Gala that hovers over him. Joking aside, it is clear that if it ends up like in 2021 I feel sorry for the Florentines, but we can stay there.
If he had been a middle-distance runner maybe he could risk but unfortunately a sprinter, like a jumper, must give everything immediately, immediately. So even if there is a minimum risk better not to run and not be unpredictable". This was said by Fidal President Stefano Mei, presenting tomorrow's Golden Gala held in Florence due to the unavailability of the Olympic stadium in Rome. Among the absentees will be Olympic champion Marcell Jacobs who has not recovered from his back problem.
"Better to wait a week-ten days longer and leave when you are sure you are well - he added -. It's a back problem, let's not make it a bigger problem. I'm not worried about him, he's training. Last year he wanted to race at all costs to chase the season since he wanted to do the World Cup, and we saw how it went, better to stop at the slightest hint of risk and focus on the big target. I think he will do the races he will have to do in the run-up to Budapest, let's hope there are no more hitches."
Athletics: Mei, Jacobs? Better not to risk
2023-06-01T13:03:51.319Z
Highlights: President Fidal, 'I'm sorry for the Florentines, but it can stay' (ANSA). "Marcell Jacobs like last year and like two years ago he really wanted to race at the Golden Gala, you can see that there is a curse of the GoldenGala that hovers over him. Joking aside, it is clear that if it ends up like in 2021, but we can stay there," he said. Among the absentees will be Olympic champion Marcell Jacobs who has not recovered from his back problem.
President Fidal, 'I'm sorry for the Florentines, but it can stay' (ANSA)
