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Marcell Jacobs (front) won gold in the 100 m. © APA/afp / JEWEL SAMAD

This is Italy's new sports hero

According to various media reports in the boot state, August 1, 2021 is “the biggest day in Italian sports history.” Marcell Jacobs and Gianmarco Tamberi won a gold medal almost at the same time. Above all, Jacobs' Olympic victory over 100 m, the supreme discipline of athletics, came completely out of nowhere. On s+ we briefly introduce the new sports hero.

Jacob's mother is Italian and he moved to Italy as a baby. The development of “Crazy” – his nickname – into the fastest sprinter at the Olympic Games in Tokyo is also astonishing. Read more on s+.

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