ROME (Reuters) - Interviewed after his shock Olympic sprint triumph, Italy's Marcell Jacobs thanked his mental coach, and it was not the first time he had indicated that overcoming mind blocks was crucial in his path towards victory.
Jacobs, 26, who won the men's 100 metres final in Tokyo on Sunday to become the first Italian to take the most coveted title in athletics, was almost unknown in Italy before his gold medal, having made dramatic but little-noticed progress over recent months.
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