Lamont Marcell Jacobs has earned the title of “fastest man alive” after winning the gold for Italy at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. He also made history as Italy’s Olympian to earn a medal in the event.
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Jacobs earned the medal and title that was previously held by Usain Bolt after winning the 100-meter final at 9.80 seconds. Amongst the sprinters were USA’s Fred Kerley and Canada’s Andre De Grasse. The Texas-born gold medalist called his win a dream after setting the new world record and said it was “incredible.”
“It’s a dream, a dream, it is fantastic. Maybe tomorrow I can imagine what they are saying, but today it is incredible.”
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DeGrasse said in a post-victory statement that he didn’t expect Jacobs to win and said he was honestly surprised.
“I’m surprised a little bit by the time. It’s crazy when everyone runs so fast – 9.80 from the Italian guy, I didn’t expect that. I thought my main competition would have been the Americans, but definitely, he came to play. He executed.”
SOURCE: Daily News