The Olympic gold in the 100, then the European. now Marcel Jacobs He returns to fly high, very high, after a year spent dangerously between ambitions, injuries and disappointments. Look at them World Championship in Budapest of 2023, after the bitterness of Eugenie in the USA, who lost him in the semifinals due to physical problems. Recreation and the company a Munich gassed him: He confronts myths like Mennea and LeBron James and sets another goal to compete in the US in search of fame, validation and even lots of dollars.
The last blue gold in speed had been of course Pietro Mennea, 44 years ago. “You can’t make comparisons, everyone has their own style and personality. I’m excited to join Mennea’s Texan Dad in an interview with Repubblica. “That’s what I wanted to do as a child, to be someone to draw inspiration from. I myself have some reference figures: Lebron Jamesin basketball, one who comes out of nowhere, Lewis Hamilton who revolutionized Formula 1, e.g Usain Bolt That changed athletics.” Despite the win, his form is not yet optimal, but there is the relay: “I’m ready to run with the second group, the change flap It works quite well, it’s up to Professor Di Mulo to decide who the other factionists are since the first exit desalu and Tortu they are temporarily unavailable as they are involved in the only 200m event”.
However, he finally avoided the mischievous doubts and suspicions. The gold of Tokyo (double, there was also the 4×100) had unleashed the conspiracy theorists: “One-Hit-Wonder”, luck of a nobody. Or worse, doping. “The atmosphere in the call room was heavy,” reveals Jacobs about the final. “Before the race, the British They tried to give me some shoulder pads just to scare me. But they ended up complimenting each other Hughes He came up to me and said: I have great respect for you. I never had credibility problems with the other sprinters, last year the English press doubted me, not the athletes.”