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Painful decision' as Olympic champion Jacobs withdraws from world 100m

 In this file photo taken on July 15, 2022 (From left) Italy's Lamont Marcell Jacobs, Jamaica's Oblique Seville and Cuba's Shainer Rengifo Montoya cross the finish line in the men's 100m heats during the World Athletics Championships at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon. Olympic champion Marcell Jacobs withdrew from the 100m semi-finals at the World Athletics Championships due to a thigh injury, Italy's athletics federation confirmed on July 16, 2022.
Jewel SAMAD / AFP

Photo credit: Jewel Samad | AFP

By  AFP

What you need to know:

  • The 27-year-old pulled off one of the shocks of the Tokyo Olympics last year after storming to victory in the 100m in a time of 9.80secs.
  • However he did not race again in 2021 after that high point.

Eugene, United States 

Olympic champion Marcell Jacobs withdrew from the 100m semi-finals at the World Athletics Championships due to a thigh injury, the Italian Athletics Federation (FIDAL) confirmed on Saturday.

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