Italy's Jacobs takes stunning 100 m gold

TOKYO: Lamont Marcell Jacobs claimed a stunning upset victory in the Olympic men's 100 metres final on Sunday, becoming the first Italian to take the most coveted title in athletics and doing it in a European record time of 9.80 seconds.

America's Fred Kerley took the silver in a personal best 9.84 and Canada's Andre de Grasse repeated his bronze win of 2016 in 9.89, also a new best.

Jacobs, who broke the European record in the semifinal, went up a notch in the final as he bettered the record by .03 seconds in the final.

Jacobs' time is the joint-fifth in Olympics history while making him the first Italian man to win the gold medal in the showpiece track event. Agencies

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