Fellow Australian sprinter Lachlan Kennedy has issued an apology after beating Gout Gout over 200m, because the teenage sensation addressed his comparisons to Usain Bolt
Lachlan Kennedy has apologised to Gout Gout for beating him in a 200-metre race on the weekend, whereas the 17-year-old admitted he would not benefit from the Usain Bolt comparisons. Gout is an Australian sprinter who’s already taking the observe and subject world by storm.
He ended a 56-year-old document aged simply 16. {The teenager} broke Pete Norman’s nationwide document for the 200m, recording a time of simply 20.04 seconds on the Australian All Faculties Championship in Brisbane final 12 months.
Gout has ran with Olympian Noah Lyles not too long ago, and likewise reportedly signed a multi-million greenback sponsorship cope with Adidas – however he confirmed he’s not infallible final weekend and misplaced to a fellow Queensland athlete.
On the Peter Norman Memorial 200m ultimate occasion on Saturday, he positioned second within the race and was overwhelmed by Kennedy – who apologised to his fellow athlete afterwards following a private finest 20.26. Talking to reporters, he stated: “I simply wished to offer them [the crowd] race.
“It would not be enjoyable if he (Gout) simply destroyed everybody. I am sorry if it did spoil it, however what an ideal race, you possibly can’t be upset with that.”
Gout admitted that this expertise of dropping will solely spur him onto success, as he added: “Folks will say successful feels nice, second feels dangerous and third feels even worse.
“So coming second is one thing you possibly can expertise. And it positively places gas to my fireplace and it lights that burn.”
The Australian record-holder has been an unbelievable watch in athletics up to now in his profession, and he has even been in comparison with world document holder Bolt.
The eight-time Olympic gold medallist is taken into account to be the best sprinter of all time, and Gout would doubtless really feel proud to be put on the identical degree as him – however he would not like to handle it.
Talking to 7:30, {the teenager} stated: “I do not like talking about it. To be trustworthy, I simply maintain it easy. I am nonetheless a child, nonetheless in highschool, so you possibly can’t count on an excessive amount of from me.”
Fellow Australian sprinter Patrick Johnson additionally commented on the Bolt comparisons, admitting that he hopes Gout focuses on himself and blocks out the skin noise. The athlete is the present holder of the quickest time ever run by an Australian over 100m at 9.93 seconds, which means he has considerably of a singular perspective on the scenario.
Johnson stated: “He’s having his personal expectations that he is in comparison with Usain Bolt and perhaps among the finest on this planet, and I am simply saying, ‘be your self mate’.
“In six years, Gout Gout goes to be 24 and there is a lot that may occur in six years. There is a lengthy journey in observe and subject, there’s loads of ups and downs and each race cannot be a PB, so let’s be sure that we assist them at each step.”
