Olympics, Marcell Jacobs abdicates with head held high: “It’s not over for me”

Olympics, Marcell Jacobs abdicates with head held high: "But I believed in a medal"

Marcell Jacobs proudly commented on his fifth-place finish in the 100-meter final at the Paris 2024 Olympics. In a very balanced and fast race, Noah Lyles won the gold with a time of 9"79, while the Azzurro finished with an excellent 9"85, his third best time ever in this discipline. "But I am not totally satisfied, becauseé I believed in a medal".

"I had an outstanding reaction time and then I tried to push all the way, but the others went really fast,” the Tokyo 2020 medalist told RAI microphones. “I am sorry because I really believed in a medal, I have staked the whole year on this event so I am a little bitter, also in view of the fact that I have totally turned my life and that of my family upside down by moving to the United States to train". 

"My career does not end here, I wanted to give the Italian fans another gold, but it will go on with the same commitment and in four years there will be other Olympics. 9"85 in any case è a very good chrono".

The other Azzurro competing, Chituru Ali, had been eliminated in the semifinals.