Italy's Lamont Marcell Jacobs Wins First Post-Bolt Olympic 100m Gold
Faizan Hashmi Published August 01, 2021 | 06:40 PM
Tokyo, Aug 1 (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 1st Aug, 2021 ) :Italy's Lamont Marcell Jacobs claimed Olympic gold in the men's 100m on Sunday, breaking retired Jamaican star Usain Bolt's 13-year hold on the blue riband event.
Jacobs, 26, timed a European record of 9.
80 seconds, with American Fred Kerley taking silver in 9.84sec in one of the most understated major 100m races in recent times.
Canada's Andre de Grasse, a bronze medallist at the 2016 Rio Games, repeated the feat in 9.89.
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