Australian sprinter Gout Gout breaks national record in first European race
Gout Gout, a 17-year-old Australian sprinter, set a new national record of 20.02 seconds in the men's 200 meters at the Ostrava Golden Spike meet in the Czech Republic. This performance surpassed his previous record of 20.04 seconds and shows promise for future races.
Gout Gout had to wait for the mid-year school holidays to make his professional racing debut in Europe. In the Czech Republic overnight, the teenager flew to a new national record. Gout came within a fraction of legally breaking 20 seconds as the 17-year-old claimed victory in the Ostrava Golden Spike meet in 20.02 seconds with no wind.
Australia’s Gout Gout runs to win the men 200 metres during the Ostrava Golden Spike athletics meet. Credit: AP
Gout bested his own 20.04s 200m record that he set in December last year, breaking Peter Norman’s record set at the 1968 Mexico Olympics. “Get some more races in me and it (20 seconds) will drop for sure,” Gout said after what was also his first professional race.
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