Watch: The 18-year-old American sprinter set a time of 19.49 seconds in the 200 meters

Arion Newton, who represented the United States in Tokyo, set a world record up to the age of 20 and became the fastest man ever in this endeavor

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01/05/2022

Sunday, 01 May 2022, 00:04 Updated: 00:06

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Arion Newton sets 19.49 in invitational competition (from Twitter)

18-year-old American sprinter Arion Newton set a dream result tonight (Saturday) in the 200-meter dash in a invitational competition at the University of Louisiana.

Newton stopped the clock at 19.49 seconds under a legal wind force of 1.4.

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Amazing result.

Newton (Photo: GettyImages, Patrick Smith)

Newton set the world record until the age of 18 and also up to the age of 20. In addition, he became the fourth fastest man in history after only Usain Bolt (19.19 seconds record), Johan Blake (19.26) and Michael Johnson (19.32) set faster times.

Overall this is the eighth best result ever.

Newton participated in the last Olympics in Tokyo and became the youngest person to represent the United States team in athletics competitions since Gene Rayon in 1964.

The one who finished in second place in the run is Joseph Panbola with a time of 19.92.

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