The reigning Olympic 100m champion has sounded the warning alarm from Turku, Finland.
Italy’s Marcell Jacobs sped to a 9.92 on Tuesday (18 June) at the Paavo Nuri Games, a World Athletics Continental Tour stop, winning the men’s 100m in what is his fastest time in competition since his gold-medal effort at Tokyo 2020 in 2021.
Jacobs broke the 10-second barrier for the first time this season in the semi-finals with a 9.99, then shaved off 0.07 seconds in the final, where training partner and Olympic champ in the 200m Andre De Grasse was third (10.00).
Jacobs’ Italian teammate Chituru Ali ran a personal best 9.96 to claim second.
It’s been a steady build for Jacobs this season in his favourite event, debuting with a 10.11 in April. He won the European Athletics Championships title on 8 June in front of home fans in Rome, clocking a 10.02 in the final.
Jacobs was a surprise winner in Tokyo, his 9.80 claiming gold there. He clocked a 9.95 to win Europeans in 2022, but the 9.92 was his fastest since that victory at the Games.
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