Marcell Jacobs is going to race in Lieven on 17 February!

When Marcell Jacobs won the 100 meters and then, came back, to take his Italian team to 4x100m gold, the world was astounded. Now, the Italian super star is the toast of Europe and he will be feted at all of his appearances on the World Indoor Tour circuit! Lieven is a special event, according to our European editor, Stuart Weir, and Marcell will be racing there!

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Make sure that you check out the meet, as the Italian stallion is limiting his running this winter!

Jacobs for Lievin 60 m
LIEVIN (FRA): Olympic 100m champion Marcell Jacobs has been confirmed to compete at the World Athletics Indoor Tour Gold meeting in Lievin on 17 February. The Italian competed there last year en route to the European indoor title. Also ISTAF Indoor in Berlin on February 4 and Italian Championships end of February were so far announced for the Olympic winner in 2022

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Dave Hunter is an award-winning journalist who is a U.S. Correspondent for Track & Field News. He also writes a weekly column and serves as Senior Writer for www.RunBlogRun.com, and covers championship track & field competition domestically and in such global capitals as Moscow, Birmingham, Zurich, Brussels, Beijing, Rio de Janeiro, Zagreb, Ostrava, and Doha. Hunter frequently serves as the arena or stadium announcer for championship track & field gatherings, including the Ivy League, the Big East, the Mid-American Conference, the NAIA, the Big Ten, and the Millrose Games. Hunter has undertaken foreign and domestic broadcast assignments. He ran his marathon P.R. 2:31:40 on the Boston Marathon course back in the Paleozoic Era. To find out more about Dave, visit his website: www.trackandfieldhunter.com He can be reached at: dave@trackandfieldhunter.com
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