Australian teenage sensation Gout Gout has entered the report books by changing into the quickest 16-year-old in historical past over 200m.
He ran the gap in 20.04 seconds through the Australian faculties championships in Brisbane on Saturday, breaking the nationwide report set by Peter Norman when he received silver on the 1968 Olympics.
Gout’s time is the quickest ever by a 16-year-old , exteriorand the second quickest by an athlete beneath the age of 18 – behind Erriyon Knighton’s 19.84 as a 17-year-old in 2021.
“It is fairly loopy,” mentioned Gout.
“Proper now I can not course of it, however I assume tonight once I go to mattress, I will give it some thought. These are adults. And me, I am only a child, and I am operating them (down).
“I have been chasing that report, however I did not suppose it might come this 12 months. I assumed it might 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 pace and operating fashion has earned him comparisons with Jamaican legend Usain Bolt.
Australian broadcaster ABC mentioned Gout will journey to america 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 will likely be held within the Australian metropolis, when Gout could be 24.
