The Olympic Stadium erupts and celebrates the Italian double in the men’s 100 metres. In the pure speed race of athletics Marcell Jacobs wins the gold medal and finishes the race ahead of the other Italian Ali.
The first is a false start which leads to the yellow card for Chituru Ali. The sprinter from Como, however, did not let himself be upset and with a more careful start in the second start he recovered from Glave to second place, finishing in 10”05. Before him only the Olympic champion Marcell Jacobs. The sprinter finishes in 10”02 and takes the gold by force, proving that he is the man to beat in speed.
The medals for Italy at the European Championships rise to 10, five gold.
“It was the first time this year that I ran twice in such close quarters, I felt a simple cramp in my calf. I ran the heat easily, in the final I expected to go faster, but here it was only important to defend the title The focus is on Paris, it takes time to assimilate all the work. This is the strongest Italy ever: with Ali we are playing for the future” – commented Jacobs.
