Another step forward for Marcell Jacobs that at the Diamond League meeting in Paris, Jacobs, in his third outing of the season, finished third in the 100 meters with a time of 9.96 (wind +0.1), improving his season best by three hundredths of a second. This is an excellent start to the European Championships in Birmingham in August, where he will be chasing his third consecutive title. Jacobs managed to outsprint world 60m indoor champion Jordan Anthony and De Grasse in the final meters, but above all, he closed the gap on Noah Lyles, who finished second in 9.92, behind Trayvon. Bromell who won in 9.91.
In the 100m non-Diamond Trophy series that opened the meeting Alessia Pavese She won her heat with a time of 11.33 (wind +0.5), improving her personal best by two hundredths after three years. She finished second in her Gloria series. Hooper in 11.30 (+0.1) five hundredths of the seasonal best and ahead of the German European champion in Munich 2022 Gina Lückenkemper (11.39) and the French bronze medalist at the European Championships in Rome in the 200 metres Hélène Parisot (11.59).
The Italian quartet in the 4x100 medley, already qualified for the 2027 Beijing World Championships, thanks to the Italian record of 40.69 set at the World Relays in Gaborone, came second in 41.04 with Eduardo Lombards (Yellow Flames), Gloria Hooper (Atl. Brescia 1950), the debutant Lorenzo Ianes (Athletic Club 96 Alperia) and Alessia Pavese (Aeronautics)-
Marcell Jacobs in the 100m in Paris (Credits: FIDAL – Photo: Gorczynska/WDL)
