The United States and its army of wounded to recover the 100 meters: "Whoever does not bet on us is crazy"

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The fastest men take off and the planet is silent, although Usain Bolt is no longer making a smile during the silence.

one of the queen events of the World Cup, will be held this morning (semi-finals at 03:00, the final at 04:50) without idols, but with a dedicated country.

For the United States, it is a historic mission.

After the retirement of the best sprinter of all time, the USA hoped to recover the hegemony that it maintained from

to

, from

to

and the victory of the Italian

at the Tokyo Games it hurt, it hurt a lot.

For this reason, in his first World Cup at home he has selected an army;

Pride must be restored.

Fred Kerley

,

,

and

, four men, all alike, all born in the South, all between 26 and 28 years old, all trained in American football and all with studs on their résumés.

The goal:

.

"If someone bets against us that we will finish first, second and third, they are crazy," Bromell boasted and the phrase, so indiscreet, so yankee, represents both the spirit of the quartet and Bromell's own history.

Because Bromell was

and then it was nothing because of a very serious injury to the Achilles tendon in 2017. Because, like Bromell, all the members of the team have already had various experiences,

.

Coleman, the reigning champion, was sanctioned for missing three doping controls.

Bracy, the underdog, tried to make it to the NFL - like two of his cousins ​​- and failed.

And Kerley, the favorite, the best this year, dedicated a large part of his career to the 400 meters, where he shone, yes, but not as much as he is doing in the hectometer.

"9.76? Seems slow to me"

Now, after all, the four are at their peak, they are going for it all, what's more, they have already reduced the 9.90 seconds this season, a time within the

.

"9.76? It seems slow to me," Kerley assured in the preview about his mark, the best of this course, before proclaiming that he is capable of going below 9.60 seconds, that is, of beating the record by Bolt.

A bravado, like the ambition of the triplet of medals, which does not have to be so.

Indeed, in the recent American

, Kerley seemed capable of achieving an all-time record and, indeed, it will be difficult for anyone to surpass the

quartet .

The situation of its adversaries also favors it.

The Jamaican team is in full reconstruction after the retirement of

with the veteran

as leader and the very young

as a project.

And the two great rivals, those who

at the Tokyo Games, Jacobs in the 100 meters and Canada's

in the 200 meters, arrive with doubts after suffering physical problems never fully revealed.

Fred Kerley, American sprinterEl Mundo

In fact, the Jacobs case is especially mysterious.

This same Friday, before the preliminary series last morning, she underwent a long

in the basement of Hamilton Hall, one of the buildings on the University of Oregon campus that welcomes athletes.

After his Olympic exhibition, his victory in the 60 meters of the Indoor World Championship invited us to think about the beginning of an era dominated by him, but an unspecified injury to his quadriceps is weighing him down this summer.

Despite being announced in several appointments, this year he had only run the 100 meters four times and on one occasion he fell below 10 seconds.

He had to be the main adversary of his, but apparently everything is set for the success of the United States and its army of wounded sprinters.

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