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Athletics: Olympic 100m champion Marcell Jacobs ends his season prematurely

2021-08-12T17:02:32.753Z


The Italian sprinter announced on Instagram that he was ending his season due to a knee problem. Marcell Jacobs will no longer have the opportunity to show that he is the fastest man in the world this season. After his surprise Olympic title in the 100m and 4 x 100m, the Italian sprinter announced the end of his 2021 season because of a cartilage problem in one of his knees. Announcement made by Jacobs, himself, in a response to a question posted on Instagram. Marcel #Jacobs si closed. Torne


Marcell Jacobs will no longer have the opportunity to show that he is the fastest man in the world this season.

After his surprise Olympic title in the 100m and 4 x 100m, the Italian sprinter announced the end of his 2021 season because of a cartilage problem in one of his knees.

Announcement made by Jacobs, himself, in a response to a question posted on Instagram.

Marcel #Jacobs si closed.

Tornerà nel 2022. #SportMediaset https://t.co/Z1LwJ1c7W4

- SportMediaset.it (@sportmediaset) August 12, 2021

"Next date to see you run?"

"" 2022 "simply replied the double Olympic champion.

The Italian has decided not to participate on August 21 in the next stage of the Diamond League, at the Prefontaine Classic in Oregon.

Jacobs could have made his return for the last two meetings of the Diamond League in Brussels on September 3 and then during the finals in Zurich on September 9.

A controversial end of the season?

Not 100%, the Italian sprinter preferred to give up, in agreement with his trainer, because of cartilage pain according to Sport Mediaset.

A problem that arose this Wednesday during his training at Acqua Acetosa, in Rome.

The season of the new 100m king therefore ends with two incredible titles at the Tokyo Olympics.

Seeing the new Olympic champion stop in this way is “extremely rare” according to Pierre-Jean Vazel, coach of Jimmy Vicaut.

The appointment is already given for next season, just to see if Marcell Jacobs will confirm his feat.

👀 Lamont Marcell Jacobs 🇮🇹 ends his season.

Not seeing the Olympic champion in the 100m grow his title after the Games is extremely rare, it only happens when the Olympics are placed at the end of the season, September or October.

https://t.co/1HYG6Qulws

- PJ Vazel (@pjvazel) August 12, 2021

An early end to the season that could cause controversy.

The Times revealed after his Olympic title that a former relative of the athlete was targeted by an investigation by the Italian police for illegal distribution of anabolic steroids.

He is a nutritionist bodybuilder with whom Jacobs worked until March 2021.

One last race against a plane?

In the meantime, airline pilot Dario Landi still hopes to face the Italian sprinter.

Italian media outlet Tuttosport reveals Jacobs was allegedly challenged by the captain of the return flight Tokyo / Rome.

“We could always try to do a test with a plane on a 100m airport runway,” said Dario Landi.

A proposal that Jacobs would have accepted.

But with painful cartilage, it gets complicated ...

Source: leparis

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