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EUGENE, Oregon: 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 (Jul 16).
Mondo Duplantis warmed up for next month's world championships in perfect style at Stockholm's Diamond League meet on Thursday, delighting home fans by setting an outdoor pole vault record. While Olympic champion Marcell Jacobs was a late withdrawal from track's blue riband event, the men's 100m, Duplantis ensured there was drama guaranteed to the end in the field.
Olympic sprint champion Lamont Marcell Jacobs said he is heading to Eugene, Oregon ahead of the upcoming world championships to "test the waters" after being forced to withdraw from Thursday's Diamond League meet in Stockholm due to muscle tension.
STOCKHOLM: Armand Duplantis warmed up for next month’s world championships in perfect style at Stockholm’s Diamond League meet on Thursday, delighting home fans by setting an outdoor pole vault record.
STOCKHOLM : Swedish Olympic champion Armand Duplantis set an outdoor pole vault record of 6.16 meters at the Diamond League meet on Thursday, breaking his previous best of 6.15 but four centimetres short of his world record, set indoors, of 6.20m.
The last Diamond League meet before the world championships is an opportunity for Olympic 100m champion Marcell Jacobs of Italy.
RIETI: Reigning Olympic champion Marcell Jacobs continued his preparations for next month's world championships by winning the Italian men's 100m title on Saturday (Jun 25).
Olympic champion Lamont Marcell Jacobs can resume training after recovering from a thigh injury a month before the world championships, the Italian athletics federation FIDAL said on Thursday.