Australian teenage sensation Gout Gout has entered the file books by turning into the quickest 16-year-old in historical past over 200m.
He ran the gap in 20.04 seconds in the course of the Australian colleges championships in Brisbane on Saturday, breaking the nationwide file set by Peter Norman when he gained silver on the 1968 Olympics.
Gout’s time is the quickest ever by a 16-year-old and the second quickest by an athlete underneath the age of 18 – behind Erriyon Knighton’s 19.84 as a 17-year-old in 2021.
“It is fairly loopy,” stated Gout.
“Proper now I am unable to course of it, however I assume tonight after 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 file, however I did not assume it will come this 12 months. I believed it will come possibly subsequent 12 months, the 12 months after that.”
Gout, who turns 17 later this month, ran the fourth-fastest 100m by an Australian with a time of 10.04 on Friday.
At 6ft 2in, Gout’s velocity and working type has earned him comparisons with Jamaican legend Usain Bolt.
Australian broadcaster ABC stated Gout will journey to the US subsequent month to coach with Olympic 100m champion Noah Lyles.
The son of migrants from war-torn South Sudan, Gout lives within the Brisbane suburb of Ipswich.
The 2032 Olympics shall be held within the Australian metropolis, when Gout can be 24.
