Erriyon Knighton becomes the first high schooler to make into the USA 200m team.
By Ankur Singh
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The 17-year old announced himself at the big stage by finishing third in the men's 200-meter final at the Olympic trials in Eugene, Oregon to qualify for the Tokyo Olympics.
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Knighton becomes one of the youngest athletes on Team USA this summer.
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He also outshined the under -20 world record of none other than the legend Usain Bolt himself.
The 17-year old finished third, with a time of 19.84 seconds in the Olympic trial finals.
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Knighton didn't think he ran his best race of the weekend in Sunday's final. But it was good enough to register a time of 19.84 seconds, a new personal best.
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What makes this record more astonishing is the fact that he has made a switch to Athletics only three years ago and was a four-star football recruit previously.