Paris 2024 Olympics, Marcell Jacobs unbalances ahead of 4×100 final

Marcell Jacobs’ words after the 4×100

The men’s 4×100 quartet consisting of Matteo Melluzzo, Marcell Jacobs, Fausto Desalu, and Filippo Tortu è qualified with a thrill for the finals at the Paris 2024 Olympics, where they will be able to defend the gold they won in Tokyo 2020. Italy finished fifth in the battery in 38'07, enough time to be repechaged. At the end of the test, the Italian-American sprinter bluntly analyzed the performance to the microphones of "Rai Sport".

"My feeling è that I went very strong, but the data does not say that. I feel I did a good fraction, the change with Matteo Melluzzo è came well, while the one with Fausto Desalu è turned out a little bit; squashed and we have to revise something. The important thing was to go through to the final. We will not have an optimal lane, but we will try to push hard. We have all the credentials to do something very similar to what we did in Tokyo 2020" these are Marcell Jacobs’ warm statements.

He did not hide a hint of bitterness, however, Filippo Tortu: "I tried my best and tried to stay as relaxed as possible becauseé the change there&39;è was in a somewhat convulsive situation. We competed well enough to get into the finals, but our ambitions were other. We will have a complicated lane, but we will try until the end".

" I think I did a good fraction I am happy. See you tomorrow" stated Matteo Melluzzo. "Maybe I was a little bit tired from last night, but" we managed to hit the goal and tomorrow we will try to give it our all" commented Fausto Desulu.