Gout Gout turns into the quickest 16-year-old ever after clocking 20.04 seconds within the 200 metres; That breaks the 56-year-old Australian file held by Peter Norman from the 1968 Olympics; He additionally ran 100 metres in 10.04 seconds.
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Gout Gout broke the 200 metre Australian file which has stood for 56 years
16-year-old Gout Gout ran the 200 metres in 20.04 seconds on Saturday on the Australian colleges championships, beating the nationwide file which has been held for the reason that 1968 Olympics by Peter Norman.
His run was initially marked at 20.07 seconds however later revised to twenty.04 seconds, taking him under the 20.06 seconds ran by Norman that gained him a silver medal.
With that, Gout turns into the quickest 16-year-old ever.
“It’s pretty crazy,” Gout advised Reuters.
“Right now I can’t process it, but I guess tonight when I go to bed, I’ll think about it. These are adults. And me, I’m just a kid, and I’m running them (down).
“I have been chasing that file, however I did not assume it might come this 12 months. I assumed it’d come possibly subsequent 12 months, the 12 months after that.”
Gout also clocked the fourth-fastest ever time by an Australian in the 100m heats with 10.04 seconds despite strong winds.
Now, Gout is focused on breaking the 10-second barrier in the 100m and the 20-second barrier in the 200m.
He will also be focused on the 2032 Olympics which take place in Brisbane when he will be 24 just down the road from where he grew up.
“I’ve all the time accomplished what I stated I’d,” Gout added on Saturday. “So if I stated one thing, it is on my thoughts, and I am pursuing it till I get it.”
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