Sports News | Coe Says Questions Inevitable About Jacobs

Tokyo, Aug 8 (AP) World Athletics president Sebastian Coe says it's "inevitable" that questions will be asked about the integrity of breakthrough track and field results at the Tokyo Olympics.

Coe was asked at a news conference if it was frustrating that some doubted whether the surprise win by men's 100-meter champion Marcell Jacobs had been clean.

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Italian and British media reported that Jacobs cut ties this year with a nutritionist who was linked to a police investigation of steroid distribution.

Coe said he would not speak about a specific case, though he acknowledged that after "performances that are outstanding, it is inevitable people will always ask questions."

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The two-time 1,500-meter gold medalist says: "Am I surprised about anything in athletics? Not really."

He suggests people doubted his own rapid career progress from a "relatively modest athlete" in 1978 to an Olympic champion two years later. AP

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