Summary
Australian teenager Gout Gout set a new national record in the 200-meter race, finishing in 20.02 seconds at the Ostrava Golden Spike in the Czech Republic. This race was his first senior international competition, and he beat the previous record by two hundredths of a second.
Key Facts
- Gout Gout is a 17-year-old from Queensland, Australia.
- He ran the 200-meter race in 20.02 seconds, setting a new Australian record.
- This was his first senior international race, held at the World Athletics Continental Tour Gold event in the Czech Republic.
- He finished 0.17 seconds ahead of Cuban athlete Reynier Mena.
- British sprinter Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake came third with a time of 20.60 seconds.
- Gout's performance compares to Usain Bolt’s 200-metre race in Ostrava in 2006, where Bolt recorded 20.28 seconds.
- Gout broke a long-standing record by Peter Norman set 56 years ago.
- Although his 19.84-second 200m race in Australia was invalid due to wind, he still ranks among the top seven under-20 sprinters historically.
