hacker attack or personal choice? What happened – Corriere.it

Social mystery for Marcell Jacobs. It seems that the blue, who arrived seventh in the 100 in Paris (10.21 seconds), has closed or in any case put his profile on standby Instagram. Since yesterday evening, Monday 12 June, the posts of the Olympic champion sprinter in Tokyo 2021 have been reset. And now many are wondering if his account was hacked or simply Jacobs has decided to close it because, perhaps, the victim of haters.

Definitely not a good time for him. After forfeiting the Diamond League meetings in Rabat and Florence due to a problem with sciatica, he disappointed everyone (even himself) by finishing penultimate in Paris in his 100 metres: I didn’t mind the first part, but in the final my legs became not of wood, but of concrete for the three weeks I was unable to work, his words. And again: For I’m running, this is important to me. a race to throw away, with a time I haven’t done for years, but I’m back to doing the thing that makes me happiest.

After that performance on French soil, Jacobs received endless criticism. For this reason it should not be surprising that he may have decided, perhaps advised by someone from his entourage, to reset his profile. Not the first time it’s happened. In the past, in fact, Gianmarco Tamberi had also done it. It was the year 2018 and he was going through a difficult moment in his career. He had closed himself off from the world of social media with this sentence: I have to live up to it. The support of the fans is deserved. Business (to him) successful. Now it’s up to Jacobs, who with this (possible) choice puts aside every little social distraction.