Jacobs thinks Birmingham

JACKSONVILLE (USA): Olympic 100 m winner Marcell Jacobs confirmed for La Gazzetta dello Sport he will not compete in the indoor season and will concentrate on outdoors. “I had many doubts about my future, I didn’t train for three months. But this break has been useful: I didn’t rush, I listened to my head and body and after long reflection, together with my family, I decided to keep going. I’m back in Jacksonville, in Florida. I won’t do any indoors but I’ll try to win a third european gold in a row in the 100. We might spend the Summer season in Desenzano, my Italian city, where I founded an Academy and a Sports Center. Once again: no rush, though. I need to be physically at 100%. Last year’s injury limited me a lot. Then I worked on strenght, but I neglected the elasticity of my action: from 70 metres onwards I was somehow just pulling my legs up. I lost fluidity and now I need to rebuilt, but staying long without competing would be counterproductive. And in the long term my focus is on Los Angeles 2028,” he said. From La Gazzetta dello Sport.

Track & Field meet
February 2, 2025
Boston,MA USA, photo by Kevin R. Morris
