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Monday, 13 April 2026
Athletics

Australian teenager Gout Gout runs sub-20 200m, setting sights on Bolt's world record

Monday, 13 April 2026 · 1 min read
Based on: The Guardian

Australian sprinter Gout Gout, 18, clocked 19.67 seconds in the 200m at the Australian athletics championships in Sydney on Sunday, becoming the first Australian to legally break the 20-second barrier and surpassing Usain Bolt's performance at the same age. The time shattered his own national record of 20.02 seconds, and his camp now has Bolt's longstanding world record of 19.19 seconds — set in 2009 — firmly in their sights. Gout is next scheduled to race Olympic champion Noah Lyles over 150m at the Golden Spike meet in Ostrava, Czech Republic, in June.

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The GuardianIs Gout Gout faster than Usain Bolt? Australian sprinter sets sights on Jamaican great’s 200m record
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