Men's 100m. Herculis Meeting International d'Athlétisme. Diamond League Stade Louis II, Monaco 2021

Listen to commentary from Former Olympians Steve Cram and Tim Hutchings.

The High-Spirited Crowd at Le Stade Louis II in Monaco were presented with the Electrifying Delirium of the Men’s 100m.

The event kicked off at 21:28 (local time). The Temperature was 28°C (82°F). The stadium is located at Sea Level.

The Event featured 8 Athletes, all of them Tokyo-Bound, 5 of them Ranked in the TOP TEN. SOME STATISTICS and their World Ranking by World Athletics on 7/9/2021 are shown below:

Filippo Tortu (Italy): Tokyo-Bound Olympian. 2016 World U20 Championships 100m Silver Medalist; 2017 European U20 Championships 4x100m Relay Silver Medalist; 2017 European U20 Champion 100m; 2018 Mediterranean Games Champion 4x100m Relay; 2020 National Indoor Champion 60m; 2016 National Champion 100m; 2021 IAAF World Relays 4x100m Relay Silver Medalist. His PB=9.99s, SB=10.18s, Ranked #16.

André De Grasse (Canada): Tokyo-Bound Olympian. 2015 NCAA Champion 100m & 200m; 2015, 2016, 2017 National Champion 100m; 2017 National Champion 200m; 2015 Pan American Games Champion 100m & 200m; 2017 IAAF Relays Champion 4x200m Relay; 2015 World Championships 100m & 4x100m Relay Bronze Medalist; 2019 World Championships 100m Bronze Medalist; 2019 World Championships 200m Silver Medalist; 2016 Olympic Games 100m, 4x100m Relay & 200m Bronze Medalist. National Indoor Record Holder 200m: 20.26s (2015). National Record Holder 4x100m Relay: 37.64s (2016). His PB=9.90s, SB=9.99s, Ranked #5.

Ronnie Baker (USA): Tokyo-Bound Olympian. 2017 National Indoor Champion 60m; 2015 World University Games 4x400m Relay Silver Medalist; 2017 IAAF World Relays Champion 4x100m Relay; 2018 World Indoor Championships 60m Bronze Medalist. His PB=SB=9.85s, Ranked #6.

Akani Simbine (South Africa): Tokyo-Bound Olympian. 2015, 2017, 2021 National Champion 100m; 2019 National Champion 200m; 2015 World University Games Champion 100m; 2018 Commonwealth Games 4x100m Relay Silver Medalist; 2018 Commonwealth Games Champion 100m; 2016 African Championships 100m Bronze Medalist; 2016 African Games Champion 4x100m Relay; 2018 World (Continental) Cup 100m Bronze Medalist; 2019 IAAF World Relays 4x200m Silver Medalist; 2021 IAAF World Relays Champion 4x100m Relay. Area Record Holder 4x200m Relay: 1:20.42 (2019). National & Area Record Holder 4x100m Relay: 37.65 (2019). National Record Holder 100m: 9.84s (2021). His PB=SB=9.84s, Ranked #2.

Trayvon Bromell (USA): Tokyo-Bound Olympian. 2014 NCAA Champion 100m; 2021 National Champion 100m; 2014 World U20 Championships 100m Silver Medalist; 2014 World U20 Champion 4x100m Relay; 2015 World Championships 100m Bronze Medalist. His PB=SB=9.77s, Ranked #7.

Fred Kerley (USA): Tokyo-Bound Olympian. 2017 NCAA Champion 4x400m Relay, 400m; 2017, 2019 National Champion 400m; 2018 World Indoor Championships 4x400m Relay Silver Medalist; 2019 World Championships 400m Bronze Medalist; 2017 World Championships 4x400m Relay Silver Medalist; 2019 World Champion 4x400m Relay. His PB=SB=9.86s, Ranked #20.

Lamont Marcell Jacobs (Italy): Tokyo-Bound Olympian. 2017 National Indoor Champion Long Jump; 2021 National Indoor Champion 60m; 2019 European Team Championships 100m Silver Medalist; 2021 European Indoor Champion 60m; 2021 IAAF Relays 4x100m Relay Silver Medalist. National Record Holder 60m: 6.47m (2021). His PB=SB=9.95s, Ranked #10.

Jimmy Vicaut (France): Tokyo-Bound Olympian. 2013 National Indoor Champion 60m; 2013, 2015, 2016 National Champion 100m; 2016 National Champion 200m; 2011 European U20 Champion 100m & 4x100m Relay; 2013, 2014, 2019 European Team Champion 100m; 2013 European Indoor Champion 60m; 2016 European Championships 100m Bronze Medalist; 2012, 2016 European Championships 100m & 4x100m Relay Silver Medalist; 2010 European Champion 4x100m Relay; 2010 World U20 Championships 100m Bronze Medalist; 2011 World Champion 4x100m Relay Silver Medalist. National Record Holder 100m: 9.86s (2015). His PB=9.86s, SB=10.17s, Ranked #25.

How it Unfolded:

A very top line-up, The US Olympic Trials winners go up against World Ranked #2 Simbine (South Africa), de Grasse (Canada), and the Top Europeans. Vicaut (France) has a False Start, but, convinces the judges to let him run, even though he’s been disqualified. In the end, it is Baker (USA) who crosses the Finish Line first, followed by Simbine, and then Jacobs (Italy).

The Competitors in the Men’s 100m and their Finishing Times:

1. Ronnie Baker (USA): 9.91s
2. Akani Simbine (South Africa): 9.98s
3. Marcel Lamont Jacobs (Italy): 9.99s
4. André De Grasse (Canada): 10.00s
5. Trayvon Bromell (USA): 10.01s
6. Fred Kerley (USA): 10.15s
7. Filippo Tortu (Italy): 10.17s SB
Jimmy Vicaut (France): DQ

Video Editing, Research, and Digital Art Work by: Carlos G. Monzon-Guzman
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