.Coley Harvey, ESPN Personnel WriterAug 8, 2024, 05:49 AM ETClosePreviously dealt with Florida State for Orlando Sentinel as well as Georgia Specialist for Macon Telegraph.Northwestern University graduatePARIS-- Quincy Wilson, the 16-year-old who turned minds at U.S. track as well as field tests in June, are going to possess the chance to perform the same at the Olympics on Friday, a resource validated to ESPN.The Maryland local will certainly become part of the guys's 4x400-meter relay crew that early morning when it joins the position warmth of the Olympic relay.When Quincy Wilson operates in the 4x400 gauge relay on Friday, he is going to end up being the youngest United States guy to have ever joined an Olympic track and also area occasion. Patrick Smith/Getty ImagesWhen he takes the keep track of inside the Stade de France, Wilson will certainly come to be the youngest American male to have ever before taken part in an Olympic track and field event.In July, Wilson mentioned he was tickled when he received term that will be added to the Crew United States relay pool after he didn't receive the specific 400-meter dashboard at tests." When I acquired the call, I resembled, I was actually thrilled," Wilson said. "I started running around the house. It was simply a second for me since everyone hopes concerning mosting likely to the Olympics as a young youngster." Editor's Picks1 RelatedWilson claimed he to begin with began hoping concerning taking part in the Games during the 2016 Olympics in Rio, when he was 8 years of ages. That same year, he began running his premier event, the 400, and also has ended up being a force in it.After twice damaging the activity's under-18 world file while at U.S. trials, running it in as little bit of opportunity as 44.59 secs, Wilson went even reduced 3 full weeks ago at a tuneup race in Fla. There certainly, he operated a 44.20-second time that had the monitor globe whiring in apprehension of what he could carry out on American relay crews once the Olympics arrived.Now, his opportunity is actually right here.