Marcell Jacobs disappoints at Turku meet

Marcell Jacobs disappoints in his season debut in the 100 meters. At the Paavo Nurmi Games in Turku, Finland, the Tokyo Olympic champion hit the final with the last time available (10.30) and then finished last in the decisive round with a time of 10.44.

A decidedly bad day for the Gold Flames sprinter, still searching for the best condition. In the first round he is quite effective in the first twenty to thirty meters but soon his opponents run away and in the sprint phase he is not as competitive as he would like. However, the chrono is enough for him to pass the first round, commanded by Britain’s Romell Glave in 10.12 (+1.7).

In the final, he sprints out of the blocks with an exemplary reaction time (0.100) but the action fizzles out almost immediately and the Italian is never inside the race. Glave wins in 10.08 ahead of Canadian Jerome Blake (10.09) and Ghanaian Benjamin Azamati (10.10).

In three days there is an immediate chance to redeem himself, on Friday at the Stadio dei Marmi in Rome at the Sprint Festival: Jacobs is again expected to run a double sprint, at 7:25 p.m. and 8:35 p.m.