Gout: Record-breaking sprinter selected for World Athletic Championships | Athletics News

Gout Gout, the 17-year-old 100m and 200m sprint prodigy, has earned his first call-up to the Australian squad after blitzing the national championships earlier this month.

Teen sprinter Gout Gout has been confirmed on Australia’s team for the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo in September.

The 17-year-old son of South Sudanese immigrants will run in the 200 metres after clocking a wind-assisted 19.84 seconds in Perth this month to win his first national title. Gout’s run was the…

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