Tokyo 2021: Surprise 100m winner Lamont Marcell Jacobs caught up in steroids probe
Newly crowned men's 100m champion Lamont Marcell Jacobs reportedly split with his nutritionist in March, amid reports of a police investigation into whether his nutritionist was involved in the distribution of anabolic steroids.
The Italian's agent, Marcello Magnani, told The Telegraph that Jacobs severed ties with Giacomo Spazzini when he heard about the investigation, categorically denying the double gold medallist had ever used performance enhancing drugs.
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Jacobs won the 100m at the Tokyo Olympics earlier this week in a personal best time of 9.80 seconds, and was also a part of the Italian team that won gold in the 4x100m relay.
His gold medal winning time was the quickest ever by an athlete from outside the United States or Jamaica, and makes him the 10th fastest man in history.
The 26-year-old was a surprise winner of the race, having not broken the 10 second barrier before May this year.
The Telegraph reports that Spazzini is a body builder and fitness consultant. It further quotes a statement from Magnani, that confirms Jacobs stopped working with Spazzini in March, "as soon as he has known about the investigation."
Lamont Marcell Jacobs of Team Italy celebrates after winning gold in the Men's 100m Final Getty
According to The Times, a police inquiry was examining alleged links between Spazzini "and an unnamed individual accused of providing illegally procured growth hormones and anabolic steroids".
A spokesman for the police in Italy told The Times the investigation "had not concerned the athlete Marcell Jacobs." Wide World of Sports does not suggest that Jacobs' performance in the 100m is in any way related to steroid use.
Spazzini's lawyer told The Times that evidence has emerged "that exonerate my client of all responsibility."
