Why isn't Marcell Jacobs close to matching his stunning gold medal Tokyo Olympics form?

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Why isn't Marcell Jacobs close to matching his stunning gold medal Tokyo Olympics form?
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Jacobs got out of the blocks well and was with the field for the first 25 meters or so, but as the runners reached and maintained their top speed, he seemingly couldn't. The Italian finished seventh in an eight-man field, with a pedestrian time of 10.21 seconds.

, with winner Courtney Lindsey of Texas Tech clocking a lifetime best of 9.89. In fairness to Jacobs and other pros, college runners have been training for that meet for months; the pro circuit is still early in the calendar, with athletes focused on being at their best for their respective national championships and the World Championships in Budapest beginning Aug. 19.

Jacobs' health has been at the forefront of his issues, but as Johnson went on to say in his tweet, injuries are part of the sport and so is figuring out how to stay healthy. Since Tokyo, Jacobs has dealt with a gastrointestinal infection, and thigh and back injuries that have caused him to miss a host of meets.

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