Jacobs and the shoe puzzle. Back to Nike: “The Pumas aren’t ready yet”

For a month Marcell Jacobs has another technical sponsor. From Nikethe 100m Olympic champion switched to wearing the Puma of his idol Usain Bolt. The blue wore the new shoes signed with the feline in the indoor meetings of Lodz, Lievin and at the Assoluti of Ancona. One victory and two defeats the score, with the season personal (6″55) to the Italians, but a cent worse than surprising Samuel Ceccarelli. An engine in very good condition, but not launched to its full potential. What if it was the shoes? Jacobs asked himself the question and also gave the answer. So in Istanbul, on the occasion of the indoor European Championship, the main objective of the first part of the season, Marcell went back to wearing Puma shoes out of necessity. Those of the great successes.

Looking for answers to his doubts, Jacobs flew to last week Frankfurt, where Puma’s headquarters are located, where Jacobs’ requested shoe is still being worked on. Well, she’s not ready. Thus Puma gave freedom of conscience to the Olympic champion: you can freely choose whether to wear Puma or temporarily return to Nike. The new “missiles” made in Germany will not arrive, it seems, before May. And so Jacobs returned to safe used. Today, between heats, semifinals and finals (certainly the first, possibly the second), new interesting details will be added to this saga.