Australian sprint prodigy Gout Gout broke the Australian 200 meter dash record this Saturday at age 16, completing the half turn in 20:04″, faster than the legendary Usain Bolt at the same age.
The teenager, born to South Sudanese parents, He obliterated Peter Norman’s old national record on his Brisbane trackestablished at the 1968 Mexico Olympic Games, with 20:06″.
Compared to local media Bolt, winner of eight Olympic gold medals, Gout ran the fastest 200-meter dash ever by a 16-year-old athleteaccording to World Athletics.
Gout, who turns 17 on December 29, also has the second-best time in history for an athlete under 18, surpassing Bolt’s 20:13″.
The record in this category has been held since 2021 by the American Erriyon Knighton – fourth in 200 meters at the Paris Olympic Games – in 19 seconds 84 seconds.
“These were adult times and I, who was only a child, was catching up. I have a bright future, that much is clear“said the teenager.
Gout will travel to the United States next month to train with Olympic 100-meter champion Noah Lylesaccording to ABC.
Source: La Verdad
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