TOKYO – 6 August 2021, another historic day for Italian sport. In the men’s 4×100, with 37 “50 the Azzurri win gold in front of Great Britain (37” 51) and Canada (37 “70). Patta, Jacobs, Desalu and Tortu win a fantastic Olympic gold medal and for the Italia Team, after the other victories today (including gold in karate with Luigi Busà), is the 38th medal, an absolute record at the Olympic Games, which improves the 36 podiums obtained from the Azzurri’s expeditions of Los Angeles 1932 and Rome 1960.
Italy’s win gave Marcell Jacobs his second gold medal of the Tokyo Games. Jacobs won the men’s 100-meter title last Sunday in the first Olympics in the post-Usain. “We did a great job, it was a long journey but now we are on the top of the world: what can we say, thanks also to all the Italians who supported us”, Jacobs said after the win.” It is something incredible, a record for Italy. When I go back to my room I’ll start crying, because it’s amazing what is happening” concluded Jacobs.
Canada has won the bronze in the men’s 4×100: Andre De Grasse ran a blistering anchor leg as part of the team that included Aaron Brown, Jerome Blake and Brendon Rodney as well. The medal is the third for De Grasse in the Tokyo Games, and his sixth Olympic medal overall. The 26-year-old from Markham, Ontario, overtook the Chinese runner in the final leg as Canada finished in a season-best time of 37.7 seconds. Silver for Great Britain.
Pic taken from Italia Team‘s Twitter profile
