Romell Glave soars to European men’s 100m title in British one-two ahead of Jeremiah Azu
-
Olympic champion Marcell Jacobs pulls up injured
-
Italy’s Nadia Battocletti wins gold in women’s 5,000m
On Marcell Jacobs’ right arm there is a tattoo of the Roman colosseum and a gladiator: a reminder of his fighting spirit and what Italy’s capital means to him. But in the swirling bearpit of a European championships 100m final, the former Olympic champion’s body dramatically broke down.
That was the first shock. The second was the sight of two Britons, Romell Glave and Jeremiah Azu, blasting through to take gold and silver.