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Tokyo 2020: World’s Fastest Man Jacobs to Carry Italy’s Flag at Closing Ceremony

Marcell Jacobs will carry Italy’s flag at Sunday’s closing ceremony after succeeding Usain Bolt as 100-meter champion at the Olympics.

Italian Olympic Committee president Giovanni Malagò made the announcement shortly after Jacobs helped the Azzurri qualify for the final of the 4×100 relay.

The Texas-born sprinter was the surprise winner of the biggest race of the Olympics last weekend.

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