Teen running star Quincy Wilson will get his chance to represent the United States in Paris after getting the call to join the Olympic track team.
Running sensation Quincy Wilson, 16, is going to the Paris Olympics, becoming the youngest American male to be part of the Olympic track team. Wilson, who will be on the 4x400 relay pool, posted on his social media about the selection, with the caption: 'WE GOING TO THE OLYMPICS.' On Monday, he posted a photo with the official uniform with the 'USA' emblazoned on it on his Instagram Story.
Wilson will join track stars Quincy Hall, Michael Norman and Chris Bailey, who all finished ahead of him in the 400-meter final at U.S. trials, in Paris.En route to the race, he beat the world's under-18 400-meter record twice – surpassing his own record in the semifinal on June 23 and breaking the record two days earlier.Bill Mallon, an Olympics historian, told CBS News that Wilson is the youngest male track Olympian to make the U.S. team.
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