Olympic champion Marcell Jacobs put an injury-ravaged season behind him to storm to gold in the 100m gold in the European Athletics Championships in Munich on Tuesday.
Jacobs, who was world indoor 60m champion in Belgrade in March, but withdrew before the semi-finals of the 100m at last month’s world champion-ships in Oregon, clocked a championship record-equalling time of 9.95 seconds.
Defending champion Zharnel Hughes claimed silver in 9.99sec with another Briton, Jeremiah Azu, taking bronze in 10.13.
In a heady night of track and field at a packed Olympic Stadium, the raucous crowd went wild as home favourite Gina Lueckenkemper pulled off a shock by winning the women’s blue riband sprint.
The 25-year-old, who won 100m silver in the last European champs in Berlin in 2018 and 200m bronze in 2016, threw herself at the line to clock 10.99sec for a photo-finish victory over Switzerland’s Mujinga Kambundji.
Britain’s Daryll Neita took bronze with 11.00sec, while her teammate, defending champion Dina Asher-Smith, pulled up with injury halfway through the race and finished last. – Proven trio produce goods – A trio of proven performers had earlier showed off their prowess in perfect, balmy conditions, retaining their titles in no little style.
First up was Norway’s Jakob Ingebrigtsen, who dominated the 5,000m to keep a repeat double bid on track.
The 21-year-old, crowned world champion over the distance at last month’s worlds in Eugene, timed 13min 21.13sec.—APP
