Gout Gout turns into the quickest 16-year-old ever after clocking 20.04 seconds within the 200 metres; That breaks the 56-year-old Australian report held by Peter Norman from the 1968 Olympics; He additionally ran 100 metres in 10.04 seconds.
Final Up to date: 07/12/24 9:18am
Gout Gout broke the 200 metre Australian report which has stood for 56 years
16-year-old Gout Gout ran the 200 metres in 20.04 seconds on Saturday on the Australian colleges championships, beating the nationwide report which has been held because the 1968 Olympics by Peter Norman.
His run was initially marked at 20.07 seconds however later revised to twenty.04 seconds, taking him beneath the 20.06 seconds ran by Norman that gained him a silver medal.
With that, Gout turns into the quickest 16-year-old ever.
“It is fairly loopy,” Gout advised Reuters.
“Proper now I am unable to course of it, however I assume tonight once I go to mattress, I am going to give it some thought. These are adults. And me, I am only a child, and I am working them (down).
“I have been chasing that report, however I did not suppose it might come this 12 months. I believed it’d come perhaps subsequent 12 months, the 12 months after that.”
Gout additionally clocked the fourth-fastest ever time by an Australian within the 100m heats with 10.04 seconds regardless of robust winds.
Now, Gout is concentrated on breaking the 10-second barrier within the 100m and the 20-second barrier within the 200m.
He can even be centered on the 2032 Olympics which happen in Brisbane when he might be 24 simply down the street from the place he grew up.
“I’ve at all times carried out what I mentioned I’d,” Gout added on Saturday. “So if I mentioned one thing, it is on my thoughts, and I am pursuing it till I get it.”
How social media reacted…
Sky Sports activities+ has formally launched and might be built-in into Sky TV, streaming service NOW and the Sky Sports activities app, giving Sky Sports activities clients entry to over 50 per cent extra dwell sport this 12 months at no further value. Discover out extra right here.
