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Italy: Lamont Marcell Jacobs returns to Rome after double gold triumph at Tokyo 2020

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Dozens of fans, family and friends gathered inside Rome’s Fiumicino airport on Monday, to greet Italian athlete and Olympic gold medalist Lamont Marcell Jacobs.

“It’s great to see all of you waiting for me. It’s something incredible yet, all the sacrifices I made every day to bring great results to me and my nation were not lost,” he said.

Jacobs embraced family members and fans, after returning with two gold medals in the Tokyo 2020 men’s 100m and 4x100m relay.

“I have always believed in my dreams that has always been with the gold medal in the top step at an Olympics and it has happened twice. So, what about always believing in dreams that everything is possible to return to normal,” he added.

TRANSLATIONS:

SOT, Lamont Marcell Jacobs, Olympic athlete (Italian): “It’s great to see all of you waiting for me. It’s something incredible yet, all the sacrifices I made every day to bring great results to me and my nation were not lost.”

SOT, Lamont Marcell Jacobs, Olympic athlete (Italian): “So it’s something beautiful, especially if you feel physically and mentally good. Now it will be n hard commitment because in any case now everyone expects a lot from me but I am the first to expect even more from me so they travel on the same line. I just want to continue having fun as I did in these Olympics in front of the boys.”

SOT, Lamont Marcell Jacobs, Athlete (Italian): “Let’s say that: I have always believed in my dreams that has always been with the gold medal in the top step at an Olympics and it has happened twice. So, what about always believing in dreams that everything is possible to return to normal.”

SOT, Lamont Marcell Jacobs, Athlete (Italian): “I won two gold medals but I will be the same as always. In fact, returning from the field to training will make me more happy if there will be children and teenagers around me because I want to be an example, it would only make me happy.”

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