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Queensland, Australia – In a thrilling display of speed, 16-year-old sprinter Gout Gout left spectators in awe at the Queensland Athletics Championships, clocking an astonishing 10.2 seconds in the 100m sprint. The Australian-born athlete, with Sudanese heritage, surged ahead in the final 60 meters, finishing approximately 10 yards ahead of his closest competitor.
Gout’s extraordinary performance quickly garnered attention on social media, with fans drawing comparisons to legendary sprinter Usain Bolt. One fan remarked, “He’s also run a 20.69 200m which is arguably even more impressive. Rapid!” Another enthusiast humorously quipped, “Gout Gout? More like Goat Goat,” while others noted the similarity between Gout’s dominance and Bolt’s legendary career.
This latest feat comes after Gout set a new national under-18 200m record last year at the Australian Junior Athletics Championships in Brisbane, where he clocked 20.87 seconds—just 0.30 seconds shy of Bolt’s record at the same age.
Meanwhile, in international sprinting news, American sprinter Noah Lyles claimed gold at the Paris 2024 Olympics in a nail-biting 100m final, crossing the line in 9.79 seconds. Lyles edged out Jamaica’s Kishane Thompson and fellow American Fred Kerley by a mere three hundredths of a second.
The victory marked a significant milestone for the United States, which had not won the Olympic 100m since Justin Gatlin’s triumph in 2004. The race’s dramatic finish reaffirmed Lyles’ status as one of the world’s top sprinters, as he declared, “I’m the wolf amongst wolves… It’s the hard battle, it’s the amazing opponents.”
As Gout Gout continues to make waves in the athletics world, fans eagerly anticipate what the future holds for this young sprinting sensation.
