Paris 2024 Olympics, Marcell Jacobs books encore bid
The words of Marcell Jacobs
It's a particularly charged Marcell Jacobs who introduced himself in the third press conference dedicated to athletics at Casa Italia: "I am very serene and confident in my chances, also because the last tests in training gave me further confidence as I felt my legs turning in the best way, and I really believe that I arrived in Paris at the crucial appointment of the year, for which we had staked everything, in the ideal condition"
"I don't think there is a must-favorite and honestly Lyles doesn't scare me particularly, maybe I fear more; the Jamaican who impressed at his country's Trials (Kishane Thompson ed.), but è unquestionable how the U.S. is the triple world champion in Budapest, and how he is a sprinter used to winning and making the most of important occasions".
"I forò am not to be outdone, as I have amply demonstrated, and I want to play on an equal footing with everyone, with the understanding that I consider what is perhaps most challenging is to win the final, becauseé there will be so many possible candidates for the 8 places and, in that sense, we will then have to be lucky in the composition of the semifinals becauseé the first two go through, in addition to the two best times, and I in Tokyo had even come third although with 9"84".
"In the final act, foré, everything will be possible with the first three places that will belong to whoever makes the least mistakes and I will certainly, if I am there, try in every way to get in front of as many athletes as possible, with the general idea that for the podium you have to run under 9"85".
