Lamont Marcell Jacobs of Italy celebrates after winning gold
Lamont Marcell Jacobs of Italy celebrates after winning gold

Italy's Lamont Marcell Jacobs wins Olympic 100m gold

Italy's Lamont Marcell Jacobs claimed Olympic gold in the men's 100m on Sunday, breaking retired Jamaican star Usain Bolt's 13-year hold on the blue riband event.

Jacobs, 26, timed a European record of 9.80 seconds, with American Fred Kerley taking silver in 9.84sec in one of the most understated major 100m races in recent times.

Canada's Andre de Grasse, a bronze medallist at the 2016 Rio Games, repeated the feat in 9.89.