(Rome) Olympic 100m champion Marcell Jacobs, still hampered by a strain diagnosed last week, is also giving up the Diamond League meeting in Rome scheduled for June 9, the Italian athletics federation announced on Wednesday.
Posted at 1:54 p.m.
After forfeiting the stage in Eugene (United States) last weekend, the Italian sprinter will now focus on recovering for the Worlds, also in Eugene, in July, then the European Championships in Munich, in August, specifies its federation in a press release.
“Examinations carried out today (Wednesday) in Rome of Olympic champion Marcell Jacobs, following the muscular problem which appeared on May 23, revealed that the athlete has not fully recovered from the first degree elongation”, she indicates.
He “will continue training with a period of medium intensity work, with the final objective” the Eugene Worlds (July 15-24) and the European Championships in Munich (August 15-21), adds the body. .
The Italian federation had announced this injury on May 24, without specifying which muscle was affected, and mentioned the need for “ten days of rest”.
Marcell Jacobs, surprise Olympic champion in the 100m last summer in Tokyo, where he also won the 4x100m relay, only competed once in the 100m this year, on May 18 in Savona (Italy). He had not panicked the stopwatch (10 sec 04), after feeling a little discomfort.