Erriyon Knighton (17 ans) a établi un nouveau record personnel en 20''04 en signant le meilleur temps des séries du 200 m des sélections américaines, vendredi à Eugene (Oregon).
Erriyon Knighton Runs 20.04 in First Round of US Olympic Trials to Break High School 200m Record
Noah Lyles and
Michael Norman put on a show in the men’s 200 meters at the US Olympic Trials, finishing fourth and fifth and almost making the team to Rio as teenagers.
This year, 17-year-old
Erriyon Knighton, who just completed his junior year at Hillsborough High School in Tampa, will look to do them one better. He’s off to a good start.
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Running in the first heat of the preliminary round of the men’s 200 at the 2020 Olympic Trials at Hayward Field, Knighton came off the turn tied for the lead, then pulled away over the final 100 meters to win in 20.04, taking five-hundredths of a second off of the US high school record set by Lyles at the 2016 Trials. It also lowered Knighton’s own world U18 record of 20.11 a record that belonged to
By PAT GRAHAM Created: June 23, 2021 05:49 PM
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) - Dalilah Muhammad has all the prestigious credentials: Reigning world champion. Defending Olympic gold medalist. World record holder.
Despite that, she doesn t always grab top billing in one of the most competitive races in track and field - the women s 400-meter hurdles.
The reason - Sydney McLaughlin, the 21-year-old phenom who has been on Muhammad s heels for most of the past few seasons and even deserves some of the credit for pushing the champion toward her world-record times.
Act One of their 2021 drama is expected to take place at the U.S. Olympic track and field trials Sunday. The encore could happen in Tokyo at the Olympics.
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