Erriyon Knighton thinks Eugene and Cali

Erriyon Knighton is one of the most talented young athletes in our sport. He was also named the World Athletics Male Rising Star of the year 2021. In the following short piece, Erriyon spoke with World Athletics on his desires for 2022.

Erriyon Knighton, 2021 U.S. Olympic Trials, photo by Kevin Morris

Knighton thinks Eugene and Cali

ORLANDO (USA): Fast young sprinter and U20 World record holder Erriyon Knighton has already started to turn his attention to his targets for 2022, which includes earning a global medal on home soil at the World Athletics Championships Oregon22. “Making the podium is my goal for the World Championships,” he says. “And I’d love to be picked for a relay, whether it’s the 4x100m or 4x400m. I’d also love to compete at the World U20 Championships in Cali. I feel like I missed an opportunity by not being in Nairobi this year.” From World Athletics.

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Dave Hunter is an award-winning journalist who is a U.S. Correspondent for Track & Field News. He also writes a weekly column and serves as Senior Writer for www.RunBlogRun.com, and covers championship track & field competition domestically and in such global capitals as Moscow, Birmingham, Zurich, Brussels, Beijing, Rio de Janeiro, Zagreb, Ostrava, and Doha. Hunter frequently serves as the arena or stadium announcer for championship track & field gatherings, including the Ivy League, the Big East, the Mid-American Conference, the NAIA, the Big Ten, and the Millrose Games. Hunter has undertaken foreign and domestic broadcast assignments. He ran his marathon P.R. 2:31:40 on the Boston Marathon course back in the Paleozoic Era. To find out more about Dave, visit his website: www.trackandfieldhunter.com He can be reached at: [email protected]

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