.Coley Harvey, ESPN Team WriterAug 8, 2024, 05:49 AM ETClosePreviously covered Fla State for Orlando Sentinel and also Georgia Technology for Macon Telegraph.Northwestern College graduatePARIS-- Quincy Wilson, the 16-year-old who switched heads at USA keep track of as well as area trials in June, will definitely have the opportunity to perform the same at the Olympics on Friday, a source confirmed to ESPN.The Maryland citizen will definitely belong to the men's 4x400-meter relay team that early morning when it takes part in the position heat of the Olympic relay.When Quincy Wilson operates in the 4x400 meter relay on Friday, he will definitely come to be the youngest United States male to have ever before participated in an Olympic keep track of as well as field celebration. Patrick Smith/Getty ImagesWhen he takes the keep track of inside the Stade de France, Wilson will certainly end up being the youngest American guy to have actually ever participated in an Olympic track as well as field event.In July, Wilson mentioned he was actually satisfied when he obtained word that will be contributed to the Crew U.S.A. relay swimming pool after he really did not get the private 400-meter dash at trials." When I acquired decision, I felt like, I was delighted," Wilson mentioned. "I started rollicking your house. It was merely an instant for me because everyone hopes concerning mosting likely to the Olympics as a younger little one." Publisher's Picks1 RelatedWilson claimed he first started hoping about joining the Video games during the 2016 Olympics in Rio, when he was actually 8 years of ages. That very same year, he started operating his premier activity, the 400, as well as has actually become a force in it.After two times cracking the event's under-18 globe file while at united state tests, running it in as little opportunity as 44.59 secs, Wilson went also lesser three weeks ago at a tuneup race in Florida. Certainly there, he managed a 44.20-second opportunity that had the monitor world humming in expectancy of what he can carry out on American relay groups once the Olympics arrived.Now, his odds is actually listed here.