Olympic 100m champion’s decision comes in the backdrop of ‘doping insinuations’
Italy’s Lamont Marcell Jacobs, who claimed a shock Olympic triumph in the 100m, said on Friday he had decided not to run again until 2022 so he could be in top form next year.
No simple decision
“It’s not a simple decision,” he said in an interview on Rai 1 public television, the day after announcing the pause on social media.
“I am the first to want to compete every week, but you get to a certain point in which you realise that it does not end here, in the sense that this is only a great starting point,” Jacobs said.
Almost unknown
Almost unknown a year ago, the 26-year-old claimed a shock triumph in the 100m at the Tokyo Olympics as well as gold in the 4x100m relay.
His stunning victory was achieved in a European record of 9.80s.
The Texas-born sprinter had been scheduled to next run on August 21 at the Eugene Diamond League meet in the United States, before appearing in Brussels and…