Overview
- Jacobs has shown strong early-season speed with a wind-legal 9.96 in Paris in late June and a wind-aided 9.84 in Eisenstadt heats that was not ratified for record because the tailwind exceeded the 2.0 m/s limit.
- He deliberately entered the Eisenstadt meeting to run two rounds within about 90 minutes as a rehearsal for the European Championships semifinals and final schedule.
- Jacobs credits coach Paolo Camossi for his preparation and has added physiotherapist Alessandro Monti since January to focus on injury prevention and daily recovery.
- The Eisenstadt field featured proven rivals including Wayde Van Niekerk, Brendon Rodney, Romell Glave and Owen Ansah, and Filippo Tortu made his 2026 season debut in the 200m, finishing second.
- Italy plans two more 100m races plus the national Assoluti, a relay training camp in late July and the Diamond League final in Brussels before the European Championships in Birmingham in August, where a third consecutive title would join him with Borzov and Christie in continental history.