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Gout Gout is tipped to rule sprints and has been likened to legendary Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt who remains the greatest ever sprinter in history.
Australian teenage sensation Gout Gout has entered the record books by becoming the fastest 16-year-old in history over 200m.
He ran the distance in 20.04 seconds during the Australian schools championships in Brisbane on December 7, breaking the national record set by Peter Norman when he won silver at the 1968 Olympics.
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17:06 - 23.11.2024
'Never had anyone quite like him'- Gout Gout receives high praise as he is compared to yet another legend, not Usain Bolt
Australian prodigy Gout Gout has yet again earned high praise and compared to another legendary sprinter, not the usual Usain Bolt.
Gout's time is the fastest ever by a 16-year-old and the second fastest by an athlete under the age of 18 - behind Erriyon Knighton's 19.84 as a 17-year-old in 2021. "It's pretty crazy. Right now I can't process it, but I guess tonight when I go to bed, I'll think about it. These are adults. And me, I'm just a kid, and I'm running them (down)," Gout, who is gearing up for training with Paris Olympics 100m champion Noah Lyles, told BBC.
"I've been chasing that record, but I didn't think it would come this year. I thought it would come maybe next year, the year after that," he added.
Gout, who turns 17 later this month, ran the fourth-fastest 100m by an Australian with a time of 10.04 on December 6. At 6ft 2in, Gout's speed and running style has earned him comparisons with Jamaican legend Usain Bolt.
The son of migrants from war-torn South Sudan, Gout lives in the Brisbane suburb of Ipswich. The 2032 Olympics will be held in the Australian city, when Gout will be 24.
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