Italy’s Jacobs runs best time since Tokyo Games victory

Olympic 100m champion Lamont Marcell Jacobs ramped up his preparations for the Paris Games by breaching the 10-second barrier twice on Tuesday at the Paavo Nurmi Games in Finland. The Italian clocked 9.99 seconds in his heat and 9.92 seconds in the final, his third-fastest time ever. Jacobs, who won 100m and 4x100m relay gold in Tokyo, had dipped under 10 seconds just once since 2021 before this meet.