World Athletics Championships 2023: Olympic sprint champ Jacobs yearns for ‘favourite’ tag
1 year, 4 months ago

World Athletics Championships 2023: Olympic sprint champ Jacobs yearns for ‘favourite’ tag

The Hindu  

Olympic 100m champion Marcell Jacobs said Wednesday he yearned to be tagged as favourite going into the World Athletics Championships in Budapest, despite it carrying a great weight of expectation after a “rollercoaster” of a season. “I have faced many challenges over the last two years, but I’ve been working hard for these world championships.” Since streaking to that surprise gold at the Tokyo Olympics in an European record of 9.80sec, Jacobs was forced to pull out of last year’s world champs in Eugene and is yet to face Kerley since their clash in the Japanese capital in 2021. “I’m sure it’ll be a really tough challenge but I want to remain focused on myself, go day by day, negotiate the semis into the final and do my best when I reach the final.” Read | Five potential limelight stealers in World Athletics Championships 2023 ‘Very open challenge’ The 100m remains very open, featuring a field also including the likes of Noah Lyles, Anguilla-born Briton Zharnel Hughes, Kenyan Ferdinand Omanyala and Botswanan Letsile Tebogo, with arguably all of them capable of topping the podium. “It’s a very good project because it will help athletics reach more people, it’s not only focused on the Olympic Games and world championships, but follows athletes in other competitions, it will help create more fans and get them more involved in athletes’ lives.”

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Italian Jacobs on pace to defend historic 100m title in Paris
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Italian Jacobs on pace to defend historic 100m title in Paris

China Daily  

Italian sprinter Marcell Jacobs Rarely has an Olympic 100 meters champion been so belittled or so maligned as Italy's Marcell Jacobs. Jacobs may have temporarily disappeared from the track, but he bounced back in style, claiming the world indoor 60m crown and a first European 100m gold in 2022. "I had three goals: health, defending the European title and then …

Marcell Jacobs succeeded Usain Bolt as Olympic 100-meter champion. He still flies ‘under the radar’
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Marcell Jacobs succeeded Usain Bolt as Olympic 100-meter champion. He still flies ‘under the radar’

Associated Press  

ROME — Hardly anyone outside of Italy had heard of Marcell Jacobs before he succeeded Usain Bolt as the Olympic 100 meter champion in Tokyo. “That’s been the biggest thing,” Reider said, “trying to figure out why he was carrying so many injuries for so many years. We didn’t even need to work on that — doping and the stories …

Olympic champion Jacobs getting stronger in Florida’s ‘quiet life’
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Olympic champion Jacobs getting stronger in Florida’s ‘quiet life’

The Hindu  

Marcell Jacobs took the radical decision to dump his coach, up sticks and move from Italy to the United States in his bid to arrive in Paris this summer ready to defend his Olympic 100m title. “There’s been a lot of change from last year,” Jacobs said with no little understatement ahead of competing in this weekend’s World Athletics Relays …

Olympic champion Jacobs splits with coach ahead of Paris Games
1 year, 3 months ago

Olympic champion Jacobs splits with coach ahead of Paris Games

The Hindu  

Marcell Jacobs has split with the coach who guided him to his stunning 100-metre Olympic triumph, the Italian sprinter has announced less than a year from the Paris Games. In an interview with the Gazzetta Dello Sport published Tuesday Jacobs said that he was no longer working with Paolo Camossi ahead of next summer’s Games in the French capital, where …

World Athletics Championships: Lyles, Richardson and lots of unknowns as track gets ready for Paris Olympics
1 year, 3 months ago

World Athletics Championships: Lyles, Richardson and lots of unknowns as track gets ready for Paris Olympics

The Hindu  

In some ways, track and field served up a tantalising preview of what’s to come next year at the Paris Olympics. Sha’Carri Richardson celebrates after she crosses the finish line to anchor her team to gold in the Women’s 4x100-meters relay final during the World Athletics Championships in Budapest. | Photo Credit: AP SHA’CARRI Richardson proclaimed “I’m not back, I’m …

World Athletics Championships 2023: Redemption for Ingebrigtsen with 5,000m gold
1 year, 3 months ago

World Athletics Championships 2023: Redemption for Ingebrigtsen with 5,000m gold

The Hindu  

Jakob Ingebrigtsen of Norway raced to victory in the 5,000 metres on the final day of the World Athletics Championships on Sunday, bouncing back from bitter disappointment in the 1,500m four days earlier. Then it’s incredibly big to still take the victory.” What a finish in the men's 5000m 👀 Jakob Ingebrigtsen digs deep and successfully defends his 5000m #WorldAthleticsChamps …

World Athletics Championship 2023: Reigning champion Kerley fails to qualify for 100m finals; Jacobs misses cut
1 year, 4 months ago

World Athletics Championship 2023: Reigning champion Kerley fails to qualify for 100m finals; Jacobs misses cut

The Hindu  

American Fred Kerley will not be defending his world 100 metres title later on Sunday after he failed to progress from the semifinals, as his compatriots Noah Lyles and Christian Coleman qualified fastest for the final. FOLLOW | World Athletics Championship Day 2 LIVE Updates Former champion Coleman got his traditional fast start and maintained his form to win the …

World Athletics Championships 2023: Kerley, Lyles dismiss Jacobs threat in 100m
1 year, 4 months ago

World Athletics Championships 2023: Kerley, Lyles dismiss Jacobs threat in 100m

The Hindu  

Fred Kerley will bid to retain his world 100m crown in Budapest on Sunday, but the blue riband event of track and field is arguably as open as it has been in 20 years. Another question on the Italian sprinter saw Lyles retort to Kerley, “Damn, Fred, this man is popular, how did this man get so popular?” Kerley replied, …

World Athletics Championships 2023: Top three contenders in men’s 100m sprint
1 year, 4 months ago

World Athletics Championships 2023: Top three contenders in men’s 100m sprint

The Hindu  

The World Athletics Championships 2023 will be held in Budapest from August 19 to 27. However, he did win gold medal in 100m at the 2016 World U-20 Championships in Bydgoszcz, Poland, and the Diamond League title in 2019. In the 2023 season, he won the 100m event at the Diamond League meeting in Paris while also clinching a bronze …

World Athletics Championships 2023: Jackson, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce and Richardson ready to scorch Budapest track
1 year, 4 months ago

World Athletics Championships 2023: Jackson, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce and Richardson ready to scorch Budapest track

The Hindu  

World 100m champion Fred Kerley’s long-awaited showdown with Olympic gold medallist Marcell Jacobs is one of many intriguing sub-plots to the World Athletics Championships that start in Budapest on Saturday. Since that heady victory, the Italian has been beset by injuries, missing last year’s Covid-delayed world champs in Eugene when Kerley led a U.S. medal clean sweep in track and …

World Athletics Championships 2023: Top three contenders in men’s 5000m
1 year, 4 months ago

World Athletics Championships 2023: Top three contenders in men’s 5000m

The Hindu  

The World Athletics Championships 2023 will be held in Budapest from August 19 to 27. Here are the top three contenders for the gold medal in men’s 5000m in the Hungarian capital: Berihu Aregawi Aged just 22, Berihu Aregawi made quite a ripple when he clocked 12:40.45 at Lausanne, the fifth-fastest time ever set in the 5000m. Personal Best: 12:40.45s …

Injury-hit Jacobs vows to bounce back, takes aim at critics
1 year, 6 months ago

Injury-hit Jacobs vows to bounce back, takes aim at critics

The Hindu  

Olympic 100m champion Marcell Jacobs vowed Wednesday to bounce back from his latest injury blow, taking aim at his detractors after a disappointing start to the season. “I started my outdoor season and unfortunately it didn’t go the way I wanted it to,” Jacobs said on Instagram. “And even though I hadn’t been training for around a month because of …

Fred Kerley calls out Marcell Jacobs after first 100m of season
1 year, 7 months ago

Fred Kerley calls out Marcell Jacobs after first 100m of season

The Hindu  

American sprint star Fred Kerley said it was “on and popping” ahead of his much-anticipated showdown with Olympic champion Marcell Jacobs after opening his 100m season in Japan on Sunday. Kerley is looking to defend his 100m world title in Budapest in August and said he was “up for any challenge” as he trained his sights on Jacobs. Kerley said …

Olympic champion Jacobs ‘inspired’ by Kerley rivalry as showdown looms
1 year, 7 months ago

Olympic champion Jacobs ‘inspired’ by Kerley rivalry as showdown looms

The Hindu  

Olympic 100m champion Lamont Marcell Jacobs on Friday described his rivalry with US world champion Fred Kerley as “inspiring” as the Italian announced he will compete in next month’s Paris Diamond League meet. “It’s good to create a bit of interest, individual challenges, to get people talking about us,” Jacobs told AFP. “He’s in good shape, he has already competed, …

World Athletics Championships 2022: Olympic Champions Karsten Warholm, Jakob Ingebrigtsen, and Daniel Stahl Fail on a Day of Surprises
2 years, 5 months ago

World Athletics Championships 2022: Olympic Champions Karsten Warholm, Jakob Ingebrigtsen, and Daniel Stahl Fail on a Day of Surprises

News 18  

Karsten Warholm’s hopes of winning a third straight World Championships title were dashed while Britain’s Jake Wightman felled reigning Olympic 1,500m champion Jakob Ingebrigtsen on a day of upsets on Tuesday.Kristjan Ceh dethroned Olympic champion and 2019 winner Daniel Stahl in the discus final and Eleanor Patterson outdid Yaroslava Mahuchikh to win women’s high jump gold. Norwegian Olympic champion Warholm, …

World Athletics Championships 2022: Britain's Jake Wightman Wins 1500m Gold
2 years, 5 months ago

World Athletics Championships 2022: Britain's Jake Wightman Wins 1500m Gold

News 18  

Britain’s Jake Wightman upstaged Olympic champion Jakob Ingebrigtsen to win a thriller of a men’s 1500m at the World Athletics Championships on Tuesday. Ingebrigtsen led at the bell for the final lap, but Wightman stuck with the pace and bolted with 200 metres to go, successfully holding off the Norwegian for victory in 3min 29.23sec. Kenya’s Abel Kipsang shot to …

World Athletics Championships: Fred Kerley Wins Men's100m Gold in USA Clean Sweep
2 years, 5 months ago

World Athletics Championships: Fred Kerley Wins Men's100m Gold in USA Clean Sweep

News 18  

American Fred Kerley led a US clean sweep as he won the world men’s 100m gold in Eugene, Oregon, on Saturday. Bracy took silver in 9.88sec, and Trayvon Bromell claimed bronze at the same time for a third-ever 100m world championship clean sweep after 1983 and 1991. The fourth of the strong US quartet, Christian Coleman, the reigning world champion …

World Athletics Championships: Olympic Champion Lamont Jacobs Pulls Out of 100m Semis
2 years, 5 months ago

World Athletics Championships: Olympic Champion Lamont Jacobs Pulls Out of 100m Semis

News 18  

Olympic champion Marcell Jacobs withdrew from the 100m semi-finals at the World Athletics Championships due to a thigh injury, the Italian Athletics Federation confirmed on Saturday. Italian team doctor Andrea Billi said in a statement released just hours before Jacobs was due to race that the sprinter would not compete after being diagnosed with tightness in his right thigh. In …

World Athletics Championships: Record-holder Warholm ready for title defence despite injury setback
2 years, 5 months ago

World Athletics Championships: Record-holder Warholm ready for title defence despite injury setback

The Hindu  

World record-holder Karsten Warholm is confident of surging past his rivals as he looks to defend his 400 metres hurdles title at the world championships despite tearing his hamstring last month. “It’s been very challenging because you get this thing and you don’t know how each day will go,” he told reporters at Puma House. “It’s just a personal disaster …

World Athletics Championships: 100m Olympic champion Marcell Jacobs confirms participation
2 years, 5 months ago

World Athletics Championships: 100m Olympic champion Marcell Jacobs confirms participation

Firstpost  

Jacobs kicked off the season with world 60m indoor gold in Belgrade, but a thigh injury in mid-May has disrupted his outdoor campaign withdrawing at short notice from several meets Rome: Italy’s shock Olympic 100 metre champion Marcell Jacobs will bid to add the world crown to his medals cabinet despite an injury-affected campaign, the Italian Athletics Federation said on …

World Athletics Championships Oregon: Olympic 100m champion Marcell Jacobs of Italy to compete
2 years, 5 months ago

World Athletics Championships Oregon: Olympic 100m champion Marcell Jacobs of Italy to compete

The Hindu  

Italy’s shock Olympic 100 metre champion Marcell Jacobs will bid to add the world crown to his medals cabinet despite an injury-affected campaign, the Italian Athletics Federation said on Wednesday. Jacobs kicked off the season with world 60m indoor gold in Belgrade, but a thigh injury in mid-May has disrupted his outdoor campaign withdrawing at short notice from several meets. …

Jacobs still very much an unknown entity despite Olympic glory
2 years, 5 months ago

Jacobs still very much an unknown entity despite Olympic glory

The Hindu  

Despite coming into this week’s World Championships in Eugene, Oregon a double Olympic champion, Italian sprint sensation Lamont Marcell Jacobs is still something of an enigma after a tumultuous year following his Tokyo triumph. The Texas-born 27-year-old shocked the world when becoming the first Italian to win Olympic 100 metres gold last August, setting a European record time of 9.80 …

Olympic champ Jacobs returns in Stockholm, eyes ideal shape for worlds
2 years, 5 months ago

Olympic champ Jacobs returns in Stockholm, eyes ideal shape for worlds

The Hindu  

Olympic 100m champion Marcell Jacobs makes his Diamond League return from injury in Stockholm on Thursday, seeking to find a competitive rhythm a little more than two weeks out from the world championships. Jacobs kicked off the season with world 60m indoor gold in Belgrade, but a thigh injury in mid-May has disrupted track plans ahead of the July 15-24 …

Olympic Champion Lamont Marcell Jacobs Wins Italian 100m Title
2 years, 5 months ago

Olympic Champion Lamont Marcell Jacobs Wins Italian 100m Title

News 18  

Olympic sprint champion Lamont Marcell Jacobs ramped up his preparations for next month’s world championships in Eugene, Oregon, by winning his fifth Italian national men’s 100 metres title on his comeback from a muscle injury. Jacobs picked up the injury in his 100 metres win at a meet in Savona last month and was forced to withdraw from Diamond League …

Olympic champ Jacobs brings forward return to compete in Italian championships
2 years, 6 months ago

Olympic champ Jacobs brings forward return to compete in Italian championships

The Hindu  

Olympic champion Lamont Marcell Jacobs will bring forward his return to the 100 metres to this weekend by participating at the Italian athletics championships, the country's federation said on Friday. Jacobs had been expected to make his comeback from a muscle injury at next week's Diamond League meeting in Stockholm but FIDAL revealed that he would be racing on Saturday …

Olympic champion Lamont Marcell Jacobs pulls out of Rome, Oslo Diamond League meets
2 years, 6 months ago

Olympic champion Lamont Marcell Jacobs pulls out of Rome, Oslo Diamond League meets

The Hindu  

Olympic sprint champion Lamont Marcell Jacobs has withdrawn from this month's Diamond League meetings in Rome and Oslo after failing to recover from a muscle injury, Italy's athletics federation said. The 27-year-old, who became the first Italian to win Olympic 100 metres gold in Tokyo last year, picked up the injury during his victory in the 100m in Savona, Italy …

AP Interview: Olympic champ Jacobs wants to win ‘everything’
2 years, 6 months ago

AP Interview: Olympic champ Jacobs wants to win ‘everything’

Associated Press  

ROME — Marcell Jacobs already won another gold medal at the world indoors. Even now, if you ask me what my father is like, I don’t really know how to answer.” Last year, Marcell Jacobs shocked the world at the Tokyo Olympics. “The had more of negative impact on the people close to Marcell than they did on him,” said …

Injured Olympic champion Lamont Marcell Jacobs misses Eugene Diamond League
2 years, 7 months ago

Injured Olympic champion Lamont Marcell Jacobs misses Eugene Diamond League

The Hindu  

Italy's 100 metres Olympic champion Lamont Marcell Jacobs has withdrawn from Saturday's Diamond League meeting in Eugene after straining an unspecified muscle, the Italian Athletics Federation said. The 27-year-old -- who pulled off a stunning upset in last year's 100m final in Tokyo -- will need "10 days rest", the federation added. Jacobs strained the muscle when he won in …

Jacobs far from his best in 1st 100 race since Olympic gold
2 years, 7 months ago

Jacobs far from his best in 1st 100 race since Olympic gold

Associated Press  

SAVONA, Italy — Italian sprinter Marcell Jacobs competed in his first 100-meter race since becoming Olympic champion, winning a meeting in Savona on Wednesday despite a sub-par performance as he returns from an illness. “I struggled a bit, I thought I would run better than in the semifinal,” Jacobs told RAI state television. “I’m lacking a bit that spark, I …

Lamont Marcell Jacobs to Make 100m Return on Home Turf
2 years, 7 months ago

Lamont Marcell Jacobs to Make 100m Return on Home Turf

News 18  

Olympic 100 metre champion Lamont Marcell Jacobs will make his long-awaited return to the distance next week when he races at a meeting in Savona, organisers announced on Saturday. IPL 2022 – FULL COVERAGE | SCHEDULE | RESULTS | ORANGE CAP | PURPLE CAP | POINTS TABLE In a statement, organisers said that Jacobs had made a decision “from the …

Marcell Jacobs answers critics by winning thrilling World Indoors 60m final in Belgrade
2 years, 9 months ago

Marcell Jacobs answers critics by winning thrilling World Indoors 60m final in Belgrade

The Independent  

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Olympic Champion Lamont Marcell Jacobs Wins 60m in Lodz
2 years, 10 months ago

Olympic Champion Lamont Marcell Jacobs Wins 60m in Lodz

News 18  

Olympic champion Lamont Marcell Jacobs won his second 60m indoor race in a week on Friday as he builds towards an assault on the world title. He edged out Michael Rodgers of the United States in a time that was just 0.02 off the Italian record he set in winning gold at the European Indoor Championships last March. “I would …

Olympic sprint champion Lamont Marcell Jacobs targets world titles
2 years, 10 months ago

Olympic sprint champion Lamont Marcell Jacobs targets world titles

The Hindu  

Olympic sprint champion Lamont Marcell Jacobs has set his sights on gold at indoor and outdoor World Championships after returning to the track last week, the Italian said on Tuesday. Jacobs marked his first race since winning the 100 metres and sprint relay in Tokyo last year with victory in the 60 metres at an event in Berlin on Friday. …

Olympic 100m champ Lamont Marcell Jacobs wins on return, Armand Duplantis just misses world record
2 years, 10 months ago

Olympic 100m champ Lamont Marcell Jacobs wins on return, Armand Duplantis just misses world record

Firstpost  

Italian sprinter Jacobs won in a time of 6.51sec in his first appearance since stunning the sport at the Tokyo Games in August. Berlin: Olympic 100m champion Lamont Marcell Jacobs marked his long-awaited return to the track with victory in the 60m at the Berlin indoor meet on Friday, while pole vault star Armand Duplantis agonisingly missed out on breaking …

Olympic 100m Champ Jacobs Wins on Return, Arman Duplantis Just Misses World Record
2 years, 10 months ago

Olympic 100m Champ Jacobs Wins on Return, Arman Duplantis Just Misses World Record

News 18  

Olympic 100m champion Lamont Marcell Jacobs marked his long-awaited return to the track with victory in the 60m at the Berlin indoor meet on Friday, while pole vault star Armand Duplantis agonisingly missed out on breaking his own world record. “I’m very happy with my feelings in this first race,” Jacobs, who spent the last month in a warm-weather training …

Olympic champion Jacobs defiant ahead of Berlin return
2 years, 10 months ago

Olympic champion Jacobs defiant ahead of Berlin return

The Hindu  

Olympic 100 metres champion Lamont Marcell Jacobs will return to action for the first time since his shock Tokyo victories in the 60m indoor in Berlin on Friday, just days after denying accusations of doping. "I would never do anything as an athlete competing for my country that would bring disrepute on me as a man or on my nation," …

Italy outraged after Jacobs, Tamberi excluded from award nominees
3 years, 2 months ago

Italy outraged after Jacobs, Tamberi excluded from award nominees

The Hindu  

The Italian Olympic movement is outraged over the exclusion of sprinter Marcell Jacobs from the nominee's list for male athlete of the year by World Athletics, with a senior official calling it “a lack of respect” and “profoundly wrong." “It's profoundly wrong,” Italian Olympic Committee president Giovanni Malago said Friday, a day after the nominees were announced. “We're very upset.” …

Italy outraged after Jacobs excluded from award nominees
3 years, 2 months ago

Italy outraged after Jacobs excluded from award nominees

Associated Press  

ROME — The Italian Olympic movement is outraged over the exclusion of sprinter Marcell Jacobs from the nominees list for male athlete of the year by World Athletics, with a senior official calling it “a lack of respect” and “profoundly wrong.” The sport’s governing body announced a list of 10 nominees for the prestigious award but found no room for …

Reigning Olympics 100m champion Lamont Marcell Jacobs out of action untill 2022
3 years, 4 months ago

Reigning Olympics 100m champion Lamont Marcell Jacobs out of action untill 2022

Firstpost  

Almost unknown a year ago, the Texas-born Italian sprinter claimed a shock triumph in the 100m at the Tokyo Olympics as well as gold in the 4x100m relay. Rome: Olympic Games 100m champion Lamont Marcell Jacobs announced Thursday on his Instagram account that he will not run again until 2022. In response to a fan on a social media interaction, …

Tokyo Olympics: Italian former long jumper Marcell Jacobs stuns field to win men’s 100m final
3 years, 4 months ago

Tokyo Olympics: Italian former long jumper Marcell Jacobs stuns field to win men’s 100m final

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Tokyo Olympics 100m final: Lamont Marcell Jacobs wins gold in 9.80 seconds
3 years, 4 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 100m final: Lamont Marcell Jacobs wins gold in 9.80 seconds

The Hindu  

It was a magical Sunday night in Tokyo as Lamont Marcell Jacobs virtually came from nowhere and raced away as the fastest man of the Olympics. With American world leader Trayvon Bromell crashing out in the semifinal and China's Su Bingian topping that round in a new Asian record time of 9.83s, many had expected surprises in the final. The …

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