EUGENE, Ore. — But for a scrolling thumb, the world’s fastest teenager was, for once, unmoving.Erriyon Knighton had just slipped out of a late-May news conference here into an empty…
The 18-year-old American is quicker over 200m than the great Jamaican was at his age. But can he stay on course and threaten the sprint world records that until recently looked untouchable?…
TOKYO — The youngest member of the United States track and field team came to the Olympics with more than a desire to gain experience.Sprinter Erriyon Knighton, 17, wanted to earn a…