Olympic Champion Quincy Wilson receives a heartwarming wish from Masai Russell and girlfriend Solai Russell

Quincy Wilson turned 17 on January 8 and received a special wish from the Olympic champion, Masai Russell. Wilson was recently crowned the USATF Youth Athlete of the Year.

Wilson commenced his 2025 season, by running at the US Marine Corps Holiday Classic, which was his first individual meet since the Paris Olympics. He competed in the 600m and delivered the second-fastest indoor performance in US high school history, clocking a time of 1:17.19s. Amid this, the Olympic athlete turned 17 as he recently celebrated his birthday.

Wilson received a heartfelt birthday wish from Masai Russell, as the latter shared a collage of pictures with him on her Instagram story, and extending her best wishes, she wrote:

"Happy birthday to my brother, my jr, my dawg🤝🖤just the beginning for you. Enjoy your day bro🤞 @quincy_wilson"

Masai Russell's birthday wish for Quincy Wilson

Along with Masai, her sister and Wilson's girlfriend, Solai Russel also shared a heartwarming birthday wish for him on her Instagram story, sharing an adorable picture and a sweet caption, which read:

"Happy birthday to my heart❤️ @quincy_wilson"

Solai Russell's birthday wish

Masai Russell and Quincy Wilson recently met Joe Biden together in October and were honored for their performance at the Paris Olympics. A few months after this, Russell also reacted to Wilson's achievement in the 600m, sharing a video of his run on her Instagram story and adding the emojis:

"🤝🤝🤝"

She also left a comment under his race's video, which read:

"That's my dawg🤝🔥 "

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Quincy Wilson opened up about his mindset after running the 2nd fastest 600m in US high school history

American Olympic athlete, Wilson- Source: Getty

In a post-match interview, Quincy Wilson made his feelings known about running the 2nd fastest 600m in US high school history at the US Marine Corps Holiday Classic.

When asked about his mindset before recording a time of 22.5s in the first 200m of the race, the 17-year-old admitted that he knew that either he was going to deliver a stellar performance or be bested by his contenders.

"Coming out when you have a lot of adrenaline, it's your first individual race, anything can happen. I told myself I was either going to bust it or I was going to get blown up. But actually, I went out there and I busted out the first 200 and that set me up for a really good race," said Quincy Wilson.

Wilson was the youngest male athlete to participate in the Olympic Games in US track and field history as he ran the first leg of the qualifying round of the 4x400m relay. He did not run in the finals but received a gold medal as he played a part in getting the team to the finals of the race.