He is only 17 years old
Student cracks twice special sprint time
04/10/2025 – 3:00 p.m.Reading time: 1 min.
Throughout ten seconds, hundreds of thousands of sprinter worldwide dream of which. A student from Australia has now made it twice.
The only 17 -year -old Gout Gout caused a sensation at the Australian championships. In the 100-meter run, the student sprinted twice below the magical ten-second mark-even if the times were not officially evaluated due to too strong tailwinds.
In the lead, Gout qualified with 9.99 seconds for the final of the U20 category-and repeated the time there again on the way to the title. “That’s exactly what I hoped for,” he said after the race. He didn’t get the desired start, but he concentrated on the essentials. “I couldn’t be happier,” said Gout.
The teenager had already made aware internationally in December: with 20.04 seconds over 200 meters, he set up the fastest of a 16-year time-faster than Usain Bolt the same age. In March, Gout underlined his exceptional position with a 20.05 in Brisbane – the fastest time of the year over this distance.
Gout was born in Australia, his parents come from South Sudan. World Association President Sebastian Coe recently referred to the Sprinter as a “rare talent” that needed “promotion and protection”.