Marcell Jacobs wins a historic gold in the 100 meters at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and is celebrated by the world press. Not all, however, welcome the news of the blue exploit with the same sportiness. In England and the USA, for example, among the media there are also those who feed not too veiled suspicions about the blue’s performance. “The new 100m Olympic champion, Marcell Jacobs, dropped below 10 seconds for the first time in May. He came here, ran 9”84 in the semifinals and 9”80 to win. Ah, good.” Matt Lawton, a correspondent for the Times at the Tokyo Olympics, writes on Twitter. There are many criticisms directed at the journalist also by his compatriots for a reflection that actually seems to hide much more serious accusations. Suspicions and poisons also from the United States where the Washington Post, commenting on Jacobs’ feat, writes: “A 26-year-old who until this spring was performing on the outskirts of the elite sprint, Jacobs, won the 100 meters in 9 ” 80 and earned the unofficial title of fastest man on the planet. Only the hottest athletic fans had heard of Jacobs. Bookmakers rated him between 8-1 and 10-1, an outsider. American Fred Kerley, who won silver with his personal best of 9”84, said ‘I didn’t know anything about him’, speaking of the man who picked up Bolt’s legacy as an Olympic champion. ” And again: “Before 2021, Jacobs had never run the 100 meters in less than 10”03, a result that would not have qualified him for the US Trials in June. At the end of Sunday evening, only 10 men” in the story “they ran 100 meters faster than him”. “It is not Jacobs’ fault – states the American daily – if the history of athletics is linked to suspicions of sudden and enormous progress. The annals of sport are full of champions who explode and then turn out to be doped. It would be unfair to accuse Jacobs. It would be unfair to accuse Jacobs. partial does not recognize the context of his achievements. Jacobs deserves the benefit of the doubt. His sport, however, no. “