"The final of the 100 is a difficult goal but objectively within my reach".
Marcel Jacobs is not afraid to talk about his dreams.
On Saturday, at 12.45 am Italian time, he is on track in Tokyo for the heats and to attempt the feat that an Italian has never managed in 125 years of the Olympics, to become one of the eight fastest men in the world.
"What time will it take for the final? I don't want to think about it, in the past I have never been able to guess it; I just feel that we will have to run fast, and that is enough for me."
Semifinals and finals are scheduled on Sunday 1st August, at 12.15 and 14.50 Italian time
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