Marcell Jacobs’ turnaround did not surprise Filippo Tortu

Marcell Jacobs did not surprise Filippo Tortu

Filippo Tortu, Olympic champion with the 4x100m flat in Tokyo 2020 and rainbow silver medalist in Budapest 2023 in the same specialty, on Radio TV Serie A with RDS also talked about Marcell Jacobs’ change of coach.

"It made a little bit of news, but actually it's a very normal thing,‖ he pointed out.‖ In our sport, the coach does not come to you, if you who go to the new coach. It's different. If he identified in this American coach who lives in Florida and trains so many athletes I know, the right coach for him, è right that he goes to Florida". 

"For Tokyo he will prepare; the 200m – added the speed ace – Then predictions in athletics è impossible to make them, the goal è the Final in the 200m and win a medal with the relay, realistic goal; there is forò also the ambitious goal, that isè to win again the relay gold, after Tokyo. On the 200m the’goal è always that, to try to go under 20”. For me to be able to break even that barrier after going under 10” in the 100 would represent a great satisfaction".