During the American Track League meet before the Olympics 2020, Knighton clocked in a time of 20.11 in the 200m event.
Olympics 2020, Knighton clocked in a time of 20.11 in the 200m event. This meant that he had broken Bolt’s record of 20.13 seconds set in 2003.
Knighton then went on to race in the 200m event at the Olympics where he finished fourth as Noah Lyles grabbed the Bronze. The highlight of the event for Knighton was the fact that he clocked in at 19.84 seconds.
Bolt is known for his late start to his athletics career. Similarly, the youngster Knighton did not take part in any athletics activities until he reached freshman year. Soon, though, the talented sprinter was signed by Adidas as he kept improving his times.