Milan, 15 September (LaPresse) – ‘Marcell Jacobs? I hope for all of us that he will be there and that he will continue in the coming years, but his decision will be respected in any case.’ These were the words of Filippo Tortu, gold medallist in the relay at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics, at a press conference ahead of the 200m qualifiers at the World Championships, referring to the comments made by his relay teammate after the 100m semi-finals. ‘This year has been more complicated for me and in the last training session at the Tokorozawa camp, before arriving in Tokyo, I had a muscle problem, but thanks to the federal medical staff, I am trying to get back on track,’ he added to the Fidal website. ‘I've never looked for excuses. If I'm not in good shape, I might not run the 200 metres, but yesterday I resumed training and am waiting to take the final test today. It's a situation I'm not used to. Fortunately, I've never had any problems even close to a major event, and I'm doing everything I can,’ Tortu said.
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