Gout Gout shows why he has been compared to Usain Bolt in athletics circles, with another astonishing run that simply needs to be seen to be believed.
Gout Gout has set a new record in the 200m sprint at the Queensland All-Schools championships.Gout's time of 20.29 is just short of Australia's senior 200m record set by Peter Norman in 1968.Teenage Australian sprint sensation Gout Gout has smashed several more records with an astonishing 200m run of 20.29 seconds at the Queensland All-Schools Championships.
The 16-year-old moved to fourth spot on both the Australian all-time senior list and the world overall under-18 rankings on Sunday, while also setting new Australian and Oceania under-18 and under-20 records.The 16-year-old Gout — who has been compared to a young Usain Bolt — burst onto the global scene by claiming the silver medal in the 200m at the world junior championships in Peru in August in 20.60.The Australian senior 200m record of 20.
Only last week, Gout signed his first professional contract with adidas, whose stable also includes Olympic 100m champ Noah Lyles from the United States.'It's not irrevocable, but it is a real disadvantage': How the tactics of winning the Melbourne Cup have evolvedPhoto shows A jockey urges his horse to the line in the Melbourne Cup as another horse runs on in the background.
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