waiting for. It was originally just Coleman versus Jacobs and
then Bracy wanted to put his name in the in that makes. Now
it's really
for three men. One title
Coleman looked a little bit stiff and tight in that semi
final heat.
Obviously. He is the fastest man on the track, but I, like
the way the Marcel Jacobs and Marvin Gracie look through
the semis and look at Jacobs face
him. It's confident. He's coming off of an Olympic title.
This is gonna be a good one, too close to call, but
Coleman's going to have to pull out his best running. I think
tonight to defend his title.
Head-to-head, they've only met one time Coleman and Jacobs.
That was at the golden Gala in Rome a few years ago. Neither
of them won that race, but Coleman did beat Jacobs
in a sport that is desperate for head-to-head matchups to
happen. Here's one we've been waiting for for a world indoor
title.
Bracing with a strong start. Can he pull the upset? No, it's
gonna be:
Looks like Jacobs might have got that Paul.
Well, the cameras going to have to call this one.
And at least it's confirming. What I saw, which was it was
close.
It was close calming was off to a blistering. Start. He found
the start that we are used to seeing but he started tie up
just a little bit at the end and it looks like Lamont
Marcel. Jacobs might have come back on.
This is what we like to see Paul. I love when you have to
wait and wait, because that means
it wasn't magic that we anticipate. These men were that
closely matched. That we
Even the timers are having a hard time, separating them.
Well, this is clearly come down to thousandth of a second.
And the
tension in Star Karina is
felt by everyone both on and off the track
and now confirmed in the stadium by 31
hundredths of a second. The Olympic champion
delivers a win and a world indoor title 641. Fastest time
in the world. This year equals the fourth.
Fastest performer
in the history of the event.
And the first man to congratulate them
is Christian Coleman.
This is big for Jacobs.
This is big for Jacobs. He won the Olympics was a big surprise
kind of came out of nowhere.
But Paul, you mentioned it. Usain Bolt didn't come run
indoors and he is here. He wants to prove that he is not
going anywhere. He becomes the first Italian to ever win this
title.
And he wanted, honestly, he had to come from the back.
Christian Coleman who I mentioned the semis is a gamer,
mentally tough, his coaches and their fault. He's there by
himself and he A bit to the semifinals but he adjusted some
things and really put the pressure on
Jacobs in this race.
Great running from him. He missed an entire season
so we know that he's not as race sharp, but wow,
Jacob super impressive coming off that Olympic win
with another big title,
against a great, great field.
As let's go back to the replay here. Sonya's, just so close,
and we are
dividing
first. Second, and third, by just three.
Hundreds of a second as they went out to the thousands. You
said it Coleman and a much better start but speed prevails
as Jacobs gets to the line first, but it is closed.
Christian Coleman there on the right of your screen Bracy and
Jacobs to the left. Christian Coleman
ran for the rick, the best race that he's run off season. He
really put it together. Well, in the first. Fifty meters of
this race. He's still ahead up to this point, but then he
starts to tighten up just a bit
and Jacobs who always runs so smoothly
and seems a bit more effort less than everyone else.
And the final 10 meters of that race was able to surpass
the raining.
Champion. And now, stands back-to-back Champion Olympic
champion outdoor/indoor champion
heading into another big season with the World Championships
just around the corner. His confidence is going to be
through the roof Paul.