Quincy Wilson to make Team USA history as youngest ever track & field star at 16 with high schooler competing in 4×400

TEAM USA track and field sensation Quincy Wilson is set to make history at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

The high schooler captured the nation’s attention with his performance at the US athletics trials in June, finishing sixth in the 400-meter final with a time of 44.94.

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Wilson, 16, will be in the spotlight again this week, with ESPN claiming he will be part of the men’s 4×400-meter relay team in the opening heat on Friday.

That would make the Maryland native the youngest-ever American male athlete to have participated in an Olympic track and field event.

Wilson didn’t run in the 4×400 mixed relay, in which Team USA won silver last week.

Vernon Norwood, Shamier Little, Bryce Deadmon, and Kaylyn Brown represented America in the final on August 3, finishing 0.31 seconds behind the Netherlands.

Wilson was included in the Team USA relay pool, having failed to qualify for the individual 400-meter event.

The teenager received the news in July, leaving him in shock.

“When I got the call, I was like, I was ecstatic,” Wilson said via ESPN.

“I started running around the house.

“It was just a moment for me because everybody dreams about going to the Olympics as a young kid.”

Meanwhile, Team USA suddenly faces a major headache ahead of the 4×100-meter relay.

Noah Lyles , who claimed gold in the individual 100-meter event, could be forced out of competition due to a coronavirus infection.

Lyles was diagnosed with Covid on Tuesday but ran in the 200-meter dash two days later.

He claimed bronze before falling to the track and receiving medical assistance while seemingly struggling to breathe.

“At the moment, I don’t know,” Lyles said of his participation in the 4×100 relay.

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“I’m feeling more on the side of letting Team USA do their thing.

“They’re proven with great certainty that they can handle it without me.

“If that’s the case coming off of today, I’m perfectly fine with saying, ‘You guys do your thing, you guys have speed to be able to get the gold medal.'”

As for his Covid diagnosis, Lyles said, “I woke up about 5am on Tuesday morning and was feeling really horrible.

“I knew it was more than being sore from the 100m.

“We woke up the doctors and tested, and unfortunately it came up that I was positive for Covid.”