Olympic champion Marcell Jacobs: Fred Kerley, Oblique Seville, Benjamin Azamati and other challengers for the 100m throne at the world athletics championships 2022 - Olympics

When Italy’s Marcell Jacobs won the men’s 100m final at Tokyo 2020, a question that had lingered in the lead-up to the Games was emphatically answered: who would take the crown of Olympic legend Usain Bolt? Olympics.com looks at the new 100m champion and the …

As Marcell Jacobs lined up in the 100m final of Tokyo 2020 few would have anticipated what happened next. Having never competed in a major final at a tournament before and with a background in long … [+7894 chars]

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