2 Years After His Defeat, Fred Kerley Confident About Taking His Revenge From Olympic Gold Medalist

It has been 2 years since the conclusion of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, and Fred Kerley is yet to forget his loss to the Italian champion by the barest margin of 0.04 seconds. In a recent press conference, Kerley, confident as ever, makes a bold statement about his opponent, and states that come next time when they meet, he will beat him. A sly dig at him by Kerley was also not amiss.

Lamont Marcell Jacobs is the reigning champion in the 100 meters dash at the Olympics. 2 years ago, the American-born Italian runner sprinted past everyone else to clinch the gold medal. However, will he meet the silver medalist Fred Kerley again, and if they do, will Jacobs beat Kerley again? Fred Kerley had his say on the matter.

Fred Kerley is still looking to avenge his loss at Tokyo Olympics

Oluwadare whose Twitter description goes, “I just love track and field” recently shared a video of Fred Kerley speaking to a press. The tweet was, “Fred Kerley is betting on himself winning a head-to-head race against Lamont Marcell Jacobs if it happens. However, he doesn’t know if Jacobs would show up on race day”.

In the clip, Kerley mentions that same in his supremely confident tone. However, he did make another comment though, which was nothing less than a sly dig. He said if Jacobs showed up, he would defeat him. And then, went on to cast the same shadow of a doubt if Jacobs would show up or not.

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This wasn’t the first time Kerley was throwing some shade at Marcell Jacobs though. Just a month ago, Kerley called out Marcell Jacobs as not a “real dog” for playing an indoor event instead of an outdoor track and field race.

Kerley vs Jacobs: Is it a possibility in the near future?

Lamont Marcell Jacobs had recently participated in the European Indoor Championships, where he came 2nd to win the silver medal. The 60-meter race was held in Istanbul, Turkey and Jacobs lost to Samuele Ceccarelli, a fellow Italian sprinter. Jacobs lost by 0.02 seconds having finished the race in 6.50 seconds in comparison to Ceccarelli’s 6.48 seconds. Whereas, Marcell Jacobs was the same sprinter who finished his 100-meter dash in Tokyo in 9.80 seconds ahead of everyone else. Kerley, next to him, finished in 9.84 seconds.

Whether Fred Kerley will face Lamont Marcell Jacobs anytime soon on the track remains to be seen. But the of exchanging of barbs and digs continues. With the Paris Olympics just a year away, another battle between the two is hopeful. And Kerley might get his chance of revenge this time.

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