Injured Olympic champion Jacobs to miss Eugene Diamond League
Italy's
100 metres Olympic champion Lamont Marcell Jacobs has withdrawn from Saturday's
Diamond League meeting in Eugene after straining an unspecified muscle, the Italian
Athletics Federation said.
The
27-year-old -- who pulled off a stunning upset in last year's 100m final in
Tokyo -- will need "10 days rest", the federation added.
Jacobs
strained the muscle when he won in Savona, Italy last week, his first 100m
since winning in Tokyo.
He
had a small problem with his glute muscles after the Savona race and said he
had "felt held back somehow".
Jacobs
would have faced a stellar field in Eugene, where the world championships take
place in July.
Among
those set to line up are the runner-up from the Tokyo final, Fred Kerley, and
Canada's Andre De Grasse, who finished third before going on to be crowned the
200m champion.
Jacobs also pulled out on the day of the Nairobi meeting earlier this month due to intestinal problems.
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