South Africa’s Akani Simbine will not be part of the Diamond League Paris Meet as Olympic champion Marcell Jacobs returns to the track. Italy’s Jacobs returns from nursing an injury which saw him miss Rabat and Florence. Both races were won by world champion Fred Kerley. Jacobs will now be competing in his first 100m race of the season.
Meanwhile, Africa’s fastest man Ferdinand Omanyala will be looking to improve his performance with the focus strongly set on the upcoming World Championships in Budapest. Omanyala finished third at the Meeting in Rabat, Morocco, and second at the Meeting in Florence, Italy, last week.
Source: SABC
In other news – Nick Jonas will celebrate wife Priyanka Chopra on Father’s Day – ‘It’s More About Her Than Me
Nick will be making Father’s Day about Priyanka Chopra Jonas. At the premiere of his new film The Good Half at the Tribeca Film Festival Thursday night, the singer and actor opened up to PEOPLE about his plans for the holiday this month, explaining that he’ll be taking a backseat in the celebrations to instead focus on his wife.
It’s a move inspired by his father, Nick, 30, reveals, “My dad did an incredible job of making sure that everyone else felt loved on Father’s Day, and I’m going to try to adopt that from him. Learn more
