Posted in: 30/06/2022 – 18:48
Stockholm (AFP) – The organizers of the Stockholm International Athletics Meeting, the eighth of the 13th stage of the Diamond League, announced a few hours before its start on Thursday that the Italian 100m Olympic champion Marcel Jacobs announced his withdrawal due to “pains” he felt in training.
Jacobs’ injury came two weeks before the world championships scheduled in Eugene, USA, between July 15 and July 24, knowing that he had recently recovered from a thigh injury that kept him out of competition in recent weeks.
“After experiencing pain in training yesterday (Wednesday) and after examining his medical staff, a decision was made not to take any risks,” the organizers wrote in a press release.
“Since yesterday, after the training session, Marcel felt discomfort in his groin muscle. This morning again we assessed the situation, but his body showed signs of discomfort. Two weeks before the world championships, we cannot risk Running this evening.”
The black streak continues for the 27-year-old Italian Olympic champion, who surprised everyone in Tokyo last summer when he was crowned gold in the 100m and four times 100m relay, and then the world champion in the 60m indoor in Belgrade last March.
Bowel problems in Kenya in early May and a thigh injury in the middle of the same month greatly confused Jacobs’ preparations this season, as he only participated in three races in the 100m, between them two on May 18 during the Italian Savona meeting when he scored 9.99 seconds In the qualifiers and 10.04 seconds in the final, then last week in the Italian Championships in Rieti when he finished the distance with a time of 10.12 seconds.
The Italian was counting on the Stockholm meeting to find a high-level match before the world championships in Oregon.
Jacobs had confirmed in a press conference on Wednesday that he would fly to the United States immediately after the Stockholm meeting.
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