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PARIS : While Italy's Marcell Jacobs has been largely quiet since shocking the field with his Olympic 100-metres victory in Tokyo, the 29-year-old said he is a different but better sprinter now than he has been in a while.
Andre De Grasse fell short of his third victory of the outdoor season but did run a season-best 10.00 seconds to match the entry standard for the Paris Olympics on Tuesday at the Paavo Nurmi Games in Turku, Finland.
Olympic sprint champion Lamont Marcell Jacobs said he is aiming to improve his time and technique ahead of the Paris Games after electrifying the home crowd in Rome by retaining the men's 100m title at the European Athletics Championships on Saturday.
Clouds and rain had rolled in by the time Akani Simbine of South Africa sprinted to victory in the men's 100 metres in 9.94 seconds Thursday at the Bislett Games, just off the season's fastest time of 9.93 set by Americans Christian Miller and Kendal Williams.
South African Akani Simbine timed a season's best 9.94 seconds to upstage Italy's Olympic champion Marcell Jacobs over 100m at the Diamond League meet in Oslo on Thursday.
Buoyed by a strong final 20 metres, Andre De Grasse sprinted to his second victory in three races this outdoor season, clocking a season-best 10.10 seconds in the men's 100 at the 63rd Ostrava Golden Spike on Tuesday.
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Canadian sprinter Andre De Grasse edged reigning Olympic champion Marcell Jacobs to win the 100 metres at the East Coast Relays on Saturday in Jacksonville, Fla.