Lamont Marcell Jacobs makes history as first Italian to win men's 100m gold

Lamont Marcell Jacobs makes history as first Italian to win men's 100m gold

Italy's Lamont Jacobs celebrates winning gold in the Men's 100 metres at the Olympic Stadium. Picture: Martin Rickett/PA

Italy's Lamont Marcell Jacobs claimed a stunning victory to take the Olympic 100m title.

The Texas-born sprinter clocked 9.80 seconds in Tokyo to finish ahead of the USA's Fred Kerley and Canada's Andre De Grasse.

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