Us High School Student Cooper Lutkenhaus Wins 800m To Become Youngest Ever Indoor World Champion

US teen Cooper Lutkenhaus made history connected Sunday erstwhile he won golden successful nan 800m to becomes nan youngest ever champion astatine nan world indoor athletics championship.

The 17-year-old, who took clip disconnected from his classes astatine Northwest High School successful Texas to compete astatine nan championships, won gold pinch a clip of 1min, 44.24sec, 0.14 seconds up of Belgium’s Eliott Crestan. Mohamed Attaoui of Spain won bronze.

Lutkenhaus, who turned 17 successful December, hit nan erstwhile grounds for youngest champion held by Ethiopian Mohammed Aman, who was 18 years and 61 days erstwhile he won gold, besides successful nan 800m, successful 2012.

Lutkenhaus also competed astatine nan world outdoor championships past September erstwhile he was still 16, going retired successful nan first round. After his title successful those championships he admitted he still had homework to do earlier returning backmost location to Texas.

The teenager’s golden was USA’s sixth of nan championships, putting them apical of nan badge array up of Great Britain, who won five.