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Tampa’s Erriyon Knighton Advances In Olympic Men’s 200-Meter Finals

Author Meredith
TOKYO, JAPAN - AUGUST 03: Erriyon Knighton of Team United States competes in round one of the Men's 200m heats on day eleven of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium on August 03, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan.

Tampa’s own Erriyon Knighton, the 17-year-old who attends Hillsborough High School is one step closer to achieving his Olympic dream! He finished 1st in the men’s 200-meter event and in the semi-finals as well.

He finished with a time of 20.55 the first time and 20.02 in the semi-finals which is simply amazing! They say he’s the next Usain Bolt and he lives right here in the Tampa Bay area! His next run is the finals airing Wednesday at 8:55 a.m.

Knighton ran a race in just 20.11 seconds which broke the under-18 world record! It was previously set by the famous Olympian Usain Bolt.

WATCH IT LIVE HERE!!!

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Meredith’s outgoing personality has led to many other opportunities including being featured in the NY Post twice, Huffington Post, reality television shows, commercials, and magazines, and even earned a spot-on Dancing with the Stars Tampa edition. In her spare time, Meredith loves showing her support with local charities by hosting and attending community events and spending time with her family and friends. You can read Meredith’s content about local Tampa restaurants, crazy Florida man/woman stories, and recommendations of things-to-do.

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