.Coley Harvey, ESPN Personnel WriterAug 8, 2024, 05:49 AM ETClosePreviously covered Florida State for Orlando Guard as well as Georgia Specialist for Macon Telegraph.Northwestern University graduatePARIS-- Quincy Wilson, the 16-year-old who transformed heads at U.S. monitor and also area trials in June, will possess the option to perform the exact same at the Olympics on Friday, a source confirmed to ESPN.The Maryland local will be part of the guys's 4x400-meter relay group that morning when it takes part in the opening heat energy of the Olympic relay.When Quincy Wilson operates in the 4x400 meter relay on Friday, he will end up being the youngest American male to have ever participated in an Olympic keep track of as well as area occasion. Patrick Smith/Getty ImagesWhen he takes the track inside the Stade de France, Wilson is going to come to be the youngest United States guy to have actually ever before participated in an Olympic track and industry event.In July, Wilson claimed he was jubilated when he obtained term that would be actually included in the Team United States relay pool after he didn't receive the specific 400-meter dashboard at tests." When I got the call, I felt like, I was actually thrilled," Wilson claimed. "I began rollicking our home. It was simply a moment for me since everybody fantasizes about visiting the Olympics as a young child." Publisher's Picks1 RelatedWilson mentioned he initially started hoping concerning taking part in the Games during the 2016 Olympics in Rio, when he was actually 8 years old. That exact same year, he started managing his premier occasion, the 400, and has actually become a force in it.After two times cracking the event's under-18 world document while at U.S. trials, running it in as little opportunity as 44.59 seconds, Wilson went even reduced 3 full weeks back at a tuneup competition in Florida. Certainly there, he managed a 44.20-second time that had the track globe whiring in anticipation of what he can perform on American relay staffs once the Olympics arrived.Now, his opportunity is below.