Belgrade, March 19, 2022 – It was supposed to be his day and it was. And how if she was. Marcell Jacobs he graduated champion at the indoor World Championships being held in Belgrade in the 60 meters, while also setting the new European record. The blue sprinter stops the clock at 6 ”41, doing better than a whisker of the previous record holder Dwaine Chambers. Another moment to remember for the gold in Tokyo in the 100 meters and with the relay, which as in Japan flies the tricolor to the sky. Beaten at the photo finish Christian Colemanthe second by just three thousandths, while the other American Marvin Bracy closes the race in third position with a time of 6 ” 44.
Twenty-one years after Camossi
Two very tough opponents for Jacobs, who, however, already in the semifinals had made it clear that he was in great shape, sending the battery to the archive with the best time in 6 ” 45. And in the final act the class of ’94 does not disappoint expectations, giving yet another satisfaction to their country. No blue had ever won gold at the Indoor World Championships in the sprint. A result that crowns the Brescian of the Fiamme Oro, who brings Italy back to the top of the world in the indoor appointment 21 years after the title won by his coach Paolo Camossi in the triple in Lisbon.
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