Australian teenager Gout Gout has run 200m faster than sprinting nice Usain Bolt did on the identical age.
The 18-year-old clocked an excellent time of 19.67 seconds to win at his nationwide championships on Sunday.
It was the primary time that Gout had gone beneath the 20-second mark legally, after a wind-assisted 19.84 final season, and is the main time in the world this 12 months.
He had the quickest-ever time by a 16-year-old – setting a nationwide document of 20.06 – when he burst on to the scene in 2024. Sunday’s mark in Sydney was faster than the Jamaican eight-time (*18*) champion’s time of 19.93 again in 2004.
Aidan Murphy, who was second to Gout, additionally beat the 20-second mark with a time of 19.88.
“This is what I’ve been waiting for,” stated Gout, who was born in Queensland to mother and father from South Sudan.
“We have such incredible athletes in Australia and me being able to race these athletes, we push each other to the limits. Two Australians sub-20. I mean, this is amazing.
“There’s an enormous weight off my shoulders figuring out I ran it legally, and I’ve the velocity and my physique to run occasions like that. So, it undoubtedly feels nice, and prepared for extra.”
Gout has indicated that he’ll skip the Commonwealth Games, which start in Glasgow on 23 July, to deal with the World Under-20 Championships in Oregon in early August.
