.Coley Harvey, ESPN Workers WriterAug 8, 2024, 05:49 AM ETClosePreviously covered Fla Condition for Orlando Sentinel as well as Georgia Specialist for Macon Telegraph.Northwestern University graduatePARIS-- Quincy Wilson, the 16-year-old who switched minds at U.S. track and also area tests in June, will certainly have the opportunity to accomplish the exact same at the Olympics on Friday, a source confirmed to ESPN.The Maryland local will certainly belong to the men's 4x400-meter relay crew that early morning when it takes part in the position heat of the Olympic relay.When Quincy Wilson manages in the 4x400 meter relay on Friday, he will definitely end up being the youngest United States man to have actually ever participated in an Olympic monitor and also area activity. Patrick Smith/Getty ImagesWhen he takes the track inside the Stade de France, Wilson will certainly end up being the youngest American guy to have actually ever before taken part in an Olympic track as well as area event.In July, Wilson mentioned he was actually jubilated when he got word that will be actually included in the Crew USA relay swimming pool after he really did not qualify for the specific 400-meter dashboard at trials." When I obtained decision, I was like, I was actually ecstatic," Wilson stated. "I began rollicking our home. It was just a second for me since everyone dreams regarding mosting likely to the Olympics as a younger youngster." Publisher's Picks1 RelatedWilson stated he first began dreaming about joining the Games during the 2016 Olympics in Rio, when he was actually 8 years of ages. That same year, he started managing his premier celebration, the 400, and also has actually come to be an interject it.After two times breaking the celebration's under-18 planet document while at united state tests, managing it in as little opportunity as 44.59 secs, Wilson went also lower 3 weeks earlier at a tuneup competition in Florida. There certainly, he managed a 44.20-second time that had the keep track of world whiring in apprehension of what he could do on United States relay teams once the Olympics arrived.Now, his opportunity is below.