WATCH: 18-Year-Old Erriyon Knighton Who Broke Usain Bolt’s World Record Defeats Noah Lyles to Win 200m Title at Tom Jones Invitational Event

Thought-about to be the ‘Subsequent Usain Bolt’ by many, Erriyon Knighton has set the stage on hearth but once more. Changing into the youngest American Sprinter to qualify for the Olympics in over 50 years is a testomony of his ability.

Erriyon Knighton shines in Tom Jones Invitational

Throughout the American Observe League meet earlier than the Olympics 2020, Knighton clocked in a time of 20.11 within the 200m occasion. This meant that he had damaged Bolt’s report of 20.13 seconds set in 2003. Knighton set the monitor and subject world ablaze put up this as he beat Noah Lyles within the prelim and the semifinal heats of the Olympic qualification spherical.

He then went on to race within the 200m occasion on the Olympics the place he completed fourth as Noah Lyles grabbed the Bronze. The spotlight of the occasion for Knighton was the truth that he clocked in at 19.84 seconds.

The 2022 Tom Jones Invitational occasion noticed Olympics Bronze medalist Noah Lyles race towards fourth-place finisher Erriyon Knighton. The 18year-old clocked in a private better of 10.04 seconds. In a ‘photo-finish’, Noah Lyles got here second with a time of 10.01 seconds. The time is Noah’s season-best.

Briain’s Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake got here in at third with a time of 10.19 seconds.

In different races on the event, Shania Collins and Mellissa Jefferson gained their particular person occasions whereas Trey Cunningham gained his 110m hurdles warmth in 13.22 seconds and the ultimate in 13.38 seconds.

In a standout efficiency, Andy Owens smashed his personal Puerto Rican Decathlon report with a rating of 8528.

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Bolt is thought for his late begin to his athletics profession. Equally, the teenager Knighton didn’t participate in any athletics actions till he reached freshman yr. Quickly, although, the gifted sprinter was signed by Adidas as he saved enhancing his instances.

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The information set by Bolt are actually in jeopardy as Erriyon appears like a correct risk to have the ability to go on and break them. The Paris Olympics could be on Knighton’s radar as he could be trying to break the 200m report of 19.19 seconds.