Olympics, 100 meters: Noah Lyles is the fastest man in the world. Marcell Jacobs comes close to the podium.

Olympics, 100 meters: Noah Lyles è the world's fastest man. Marcell Jacobs comes close to the podium

Noah Lyles è the world's fastest man: the U.S. sprinter with a time of 9.79 won the 100-meter final at the Paris 2024 Olympics. The star athlete preceded in a very evenly balanced race Jamaican Kishane Thompson, beaten by a few thousandths, and compatriot Fred Kerley, third and bronze in 9.81.

An excellent race for Marcell Jacobs: the Blue Olympic champion in 2021 finished in fifth place with a time of 9.85, a personal best seasonal record behind South African Simbine.

"I had a great reaction time, I pushed as hard as I could, I gave it my all,” Jacobs said.

I would have liked to take the medal, I am sorry because I worked so hard and I thought I could take this medal. It's an Olympic fifth place that still gives me satisfaction, but not enough becauseé I know I could do even better".

Italy won a total of 40 medals at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, setting a new record for haul in a single edition of the Games. Ten gold medals, as many silver medals and 20 bronze medals as well. Will the Azzurri be able to do better in France?”

Rising on the highest step; highest step of the podium in Japan were Marcell Jacobs – Men’s 100 meters, Gianmarco Tamberi – Men’s high jump, Massimo Stano – Men’s 20 km march, Antonella Palmisano – Women’s 20 km march, Men’s 4×100 relay – Lorenzo Patta, Marcell Jacobs, Fausto Desalu, Filippo Tortu, Federica Cesarini and Valentina Rodini – Rowing, women’s lightweight doubles, Francesco Lamon, Simone Consonni, Jonathan Milan and Filippo Ganna – Cycling, men’s team pursuit, Luigi Busà – Karate, kumite -75kg and Vito Dell’Aquila – Taekwondo, -58kg.