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Erriyon Knighton breaks Usain Bolt’s under-18 world record for 200m with sizzling run – Wide World of Sports
Athletics icon’s mark stood for 18 years
US sprinter Erriyon Knighton has broken Usain Bolt’s under-18 world record for the 200 metres, running 20.11sec.
The wind-legal time was run in a race victory at the Duval County Challenge, an American Track League meet in Jacksonville. It bettered Bolt’s 2003 mark of 20.13.
Knighton turned 17 in January and is now firmly on the world’s radar as a future track superstar. He ran down Trayvon Bromell, a favourite for the Tokyo Olympics 100m gold medal, in the final straight during his historic performance….
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