Questions about surprise 100m winner inevitable: Coe

Sebastian Coe; (right) Italy’s Marcell Jacobs is ecstatic after winning the 100m final recently. Pics/AFP

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 100m champion Marcell Jacobs had been clean. 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."

The two-time 1,500m gold medallist 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.

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