{"id":117793,"date":"2026-04-12T11:20:34","date_gmt":"2026-04-12T11:20:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/basketball.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/12\/sprinting-sensation-gout-gout-breaks-new-records-with-phenomenal-time\/"},"modified":"2026-04-12T11:20:34","modified_gmt":"2026-04-12T11:20:34","slug":"sprinting-sensation-gout-gout-breaks-new-records-with-phenomenal-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/basketball.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/12\/sprinting-sensation-gout-gout-breaks-new-records-with-phenomenal-time\/","title":{"rendered":"Sprinting sensation Gout Gout breaks new records with phenomenal time"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<h2 class=\"LeadText_lead-text__wd_PA __className_b6bb55\" data-testid=\"leadtext\">Gout Gout has looked like a star in the making for many months, but the teenage sprinting sensation has shattered another record on the track<\/h2>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX ImageEmbed_image-lead__Ti3qQ\" data-testid=\"leadimage\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"37001099\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.5\"><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"Gout Gout was unstoppable yet again\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Gout Gout was unstoppable yet again<cite aria-label=\"Image: Live and Free 7\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-credit__wlx1W\" data-testid=\"caption-credit\">(Image: Live and Free 7)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Sprinting prodigy<a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/sport\/other-sports\/athletics\/gout-gout-adidas-olympics-bolt-36466946\" rel=\"follow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\"> Gout Gout<\/a> has added another breath-taking record to <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/sport\/other-sports\/athletics\/gout-gout-record-bolt-200m-34268818\" rel=\"follow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">his ever-growing list of accolades<\/a>. The Australian sensation, 18, took part in the Under-20s Australian Athletics Championship. in Sydney.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">He set a new U20 <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/news\/world-news\/\" rel=\"follow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\">world<\/a> record and a new national record when he ran the 200m in a jaw-dropping 19.67 seconds. In doing so. he also became the first ever Australian to complete 200m in under 20 seconds.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Gout Gout struggled to hold back his emotions when he crossed the finish line, jumping up and down with joy and celebrating with his manager James Templeton. It was another astonishing display from a young athlete who <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/sport\/other-sports\/athletics\/usain-bolt-gout-gout-championships-35895161\" rel=\"follow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">has already captured the attention of Usain Bolt.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">JOIN US ON FACEBOOK!<\/strong> <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MirrorSport#\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\"\/><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\"><u>All the best sports news and much more on our dedicated Facebook page<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">He was expected to be firmly challenged by Lachlan Kennedy, a 100m champion who has also overcome him in the 200m on two occasions, but the young sprinter pulled out of the event early. Calab Law was another prospect who was expected to push Gout Gout, but he was left in the 18-year-old&#8217;s wake.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Aidan Murphy, who was best known in <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/Australia\" rel=\"follow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\">Australia<\/a> for making a critical error which resulted in the country&#8217;s relay team from being disqualified at last year&#8217;s World Athletics Championship, was the closest contender to the teenager.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">It was only towards the end when Gout Gout&#8217;s stride seemed to elongate, eating up yards of the track like a lightning fast Great White Shark &#8211; Murphy would finish with a time of 20.11 seconds, around half a second slower than Gout Gout.<\/p>\n<div class=\"HtmlEmbed_container__x6svQ\">\n<figure data-testid=\"embed-placeholder\" class=\"EmbedPlaceholder_figure__NLMFl undefined false\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"90\" height=\"90\" viewbox=\"0 0 90 90\" fill=\"none\" data-testid=\"consent-placeholder-icon\"><g clip-path=\"url(#clip0_10846_5865)\"><circle opacity=\"0.16\" cx=\"45\" cy=\"45\" r=\"33.75\" fill=\"var(--color-sem-icon-neutral-default)\"\/><path d=\"M21.1351 21.1351C15.0276 27.2427 11.25 35.6802 11.25 45C11.25 63.6396 26.3604 78.75 45 78.75C54.3198 78.75 62.7573 74.9724 68.8649 68.8649M21.1351 21.1351C27.2427 15.0276 35.6802 11.25 45 11.25C63.6396 11.25 78.75 26.3604 78.75 45C78.75 54.3198 74.9724 62.7573 68.8649 68.8649M21.1351 21.1351L68.8649 68.8649\" stroke=\"var(--color-sem-icon-neutral-default)\" stroke-width=\"7.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/><\/g><defs><clippath id=\"clip0_10846_5865\"><rect width=\"90\" height=\"90\" fill=\"white\"\/><\/clippath><\/defs><\/svg><figcaption>Content cannot be displayed without consent<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Gout Gout had run the 200m at 19.84 seconds in the national championships last year, but it was deemed the tailwind at his back was too strong, rendering his then record breaking achievement as illegal. His 19.67s in Sydney shattered that and any time recorded by any other U20 athlete in the history of the sport.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">At the same age, even Bolt, the fastest man to ever take to the track, did not reach that electrifying speed. Had Gout Gout recorded that time at the 2020 Olympic Games, he would&#8217;ve pipped American star Noah Lyles to the bronze medal.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Had he been involved 26 years ago when his country hosted the games in Sydney, he would have ended the day with a gold medal around his neck. The world appears to be at Gout Gout&#8217;s jet-heeled feet.<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"image-group\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX false\" data-testid=\"imageembed-37001169\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"37001169\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"image\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.5\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Gout Gout of Queensland poses with the clock after breaking the World Junior Record and Australian Record and a PB to win the Men's 200m final in 19.67 seconds during the 2026 Australian Athletics Championships at Sydney Olympic Park Athletic Centre on April 12, 2026 in Sydney, Australia\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"(max-width: 458px) 458px, (max-width: 615px) 615px, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37001169.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_GettyImages-2270939636.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37001169.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s458b\/0_GettyImages-2270939636.jpg 458w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37001169.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/0_GettyImages-2270939636.jpg 615w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37001169.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_GettyImages-2270939636.jpg 1200w\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"Gout Gout may be the heir to Bolt's throne\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Gout Gout may be the heir to Bolt&#8217;s throne<cite aria-label=\"Image: 2026 Getty Images\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-credit__wlx1W\" data-testid=\"caption-credit\">(Image: 2026 Getty Images)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/div>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">However, in an interview last year, Bolt warned his Australian prodigy to not look too far ahead. The eight-time Olympic gold medal winner said: &#8220;If he continues on this track it\u2019s going to be good but it\u2019s all about getting everything right. 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