Jacobs gained males’s title in Munich with a time of 9.95 seconds.
Italian Olympic champion Marcell Jacobs gained the 100m males’s title within the European Athletics Championships in Munich on Tuesday evening in a spectacular return after a season hampered by leg accidents.
The Rome-based athlete, who took gold within the 100m ultimate within the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, stormed to victory with a championship record-equalling time of 9.95 seconds.
Jacobs, 27, got here forward of British champions Zharnell Hughes who gained a silver medal with a time of 9.99 and Jeremiah Azu who gained bronze in 10.13.
The Italian champion had pulled out of the world championships in Oregon final month, as a consequence of damage, and he additionally missed the Golden Gala in Rome the earlier month.
Acknowledging that it had been a “troublesome season with issues, with damage,” Jacobs informed Reuters: “My leg is just not good and I’m not pleased about how the race went technically.”
Nevertheless he stated he was “over the moon with the gold medal”, including: “After Olympic gold, I’ve now received the European gold. I’ve received to get the world championship gold now.”
Jacobs’Â victory in Munich comes simply over a yr after he made Olympic historical past by turning into the primary Italian to win the 100m ultimate in Tokyo, with a time of 9.80 seconds.
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