but after usain bolt s retirement, who would now follow in the fastest of footsteps? zharnel hughes. britain had theirfirst finalist since sydney 2000. starter gun oh, no, zharnel hughes, no. 0h! but zharnel hughes race was over before it began, disqualified for a false start. at the second attempt, however, the most open men s final in years could begin. starter gun kerley gets a very good start. su bingtian gets left in the blocks this time and also jacobs is going very well. but it s jacobs over on the far side, this could well be italy s gold medal. it is! italy take the gold! lamont marcelljacobs shock victory the first by a european in this event since 1992. the most unlikely of successors to bolt had been crowned. well, what a moment this is. in a sport dominated by one man for so long, track and field tonight finally has a new star. jacobs remarkable victory representing a tearing up
one man dominated. the champion becomes a legend! but after usain bolt s retirement, who would now follow in the fastest of footsteps? zharnel hughes. britain had theirfirst finalist since sydney 2000. starter gun oh, no, zharnel hughes, no. j 0h! but zharnel hughes race was over before it began, disqualified for a false start. at the second attempt, however, the most open men s final in years could begin. kerley gets a very good start. su bingtian gets left in the blocks this time and also jacobs is going very well. but it s jacobs over on the far side, this could well be italy s gold medal. it is! italy take the gold! lamont marcelljacobs shock victory the first by a european in this event since 1992. the most unlikely of successors to bolt had been crowned. well, what a moment this is. in a sport dominated by one man for so long, track and field tonight finally has a new star. jacobs remarkable victory
that included a suprise victory for lamont marcelljacobs in the men s 100 metres final. but the race proved to be frustrating for team gb s zharnel hughes. he was disqualifed, after a false start. here s our sports editor, dan roan. empty seats, but one of the most watched events in world sport. the men s 100 metre final remains among the biggest moments of any olympics. for the last three games, one man dominated. the champion becomes a legend! but after usain bolt s retirement, who would now follow in the fastest of footsteps? zharnel hughes. britain had theirfirst finalist since sydney 2000. starter gun oh, no, zharnel hughes, no. 0h! but zharnel hughes race was over before it began, disqualified for a false start. at the second attempt, however, the most open men s final in years could begin. starter gun kerley gets a very good start. su bingtian gets left in the blocks this time and also jacobs is going very well. but it s jacobs over on the far side, this could well be italy s g