Newly crowned men's 100m champion Lamont Marcell Jacobs reportedly divided with his nutritionist successful March, amid reports of a constabulary probe into whether his nutritionist was progressive successful the organisation of anabolic steroids.
The Italian's agent, Marcello Magnani, told The Telegraph that Jacobs severed ties with Giacomo Spazzini erstwhile helium heard astir the investigation, categorically denying the treble golden medallist had ever utilized show enhancing drugs.
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Jacobs won the 100m astatine the Tokyo Olympics earlier this week successful a idiosyncratic champion clip of 9.80 seconds, and was besides a portion of the Italian squad that won golden successful the 4x100m relay.
His golden medal winning clip was the quickest ever by an jock from extracurricular the United States oregon Jamaica, and makes him the 10th fastest antheral successful history.
The 26-year-old was a astonishment victor of the race, having not breached the 10 2nd obstruction earlier May this year.
The Telegraph reports that Spazzini is simply a assemblage builder and fittingness consultant. It further quotes a connection from Magnani, that confirms Jacobs stopped moving with Spazzini successful March, "as soon arsenic helium has known astir the investigation."
According to The Times, a constabulary enquiry was examining alleged links betwixt Spazzini "and an unnamed idiosyncratic accused of providing illegally procured maturation hormones and anabolic steroids".
A spokesperson for the constabulary successful Italy told The Times the probe "had not acrophobic the jock Marcell Jacobs." Wide World of Sports does not suggest that Jacobs' show successful the 100m is successful immoderate mode related to steroid use.
Spazzini's lawyer told The Times that grounds has emerged "that exonerate my lawsuit of each responsibility."
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