Gout of this world! Aussie dash star crushes it with win and nationwide document in Euro professional debut
Australian teenage dash sensation Gout Gout has crushed the sector in his first senior race overseas, bettering his personal nationwide 200m document on the Ostrava Golden Spike.
The 17-year-old beat his outdated mark by two-hundredths of a second to complete in 20.02 seconds.
He wasn’t the one Australian winner on the meet, with Peter Bol taking out the 800m race.
Gout ran a textbook race in his European debut on the World Athletics Continental Tour Gold occasion within the Czech Republic on Tuesday (Wednesday AEST), crossing the road 0.17 seconds forward of Cuban Reynier Mena, with Briton Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake (20.60) third.
“I’ve felt stronger in coaching these final couple of months and I’ve felt good since I obtained to Europe final Thursday,” Gout stated.
“I knew Mena would come onerous at me the primary 100, however I used to be assured I’d be shut sufficient to come back house strongly within the second a part of the race, which is after all my stronger half.
“I felt calm however robust as I got here off the flip and was assured I’d be robust sufficient to get the win.
“One other nationwide document! Fairly pleased with that, it’s not a foul first-up in Europe!”
Gout has drawn comparisons to Jamaican nice Usain Bolt, and made headlines in December when he broke Peter Norman’s nationwide document 0f 20.04, which had stood for 56 years.
The Queensland teenager was confirmed in April for Australia’s workforce for the world championships in Tokyo in September.
In one other nice consequence for Australia, veteran West Australian Bol produced his second-fastest time within the 800m, taking victory in 1:43.80 – simply 0.01 seconds exterior his nationwide document set on the Australian championships in April.
Making his transfer with one lap to go, Bol dominated the sector along with his signature composure and acceleration, cruising to a different victory.
Gout wasn’t the one teenage to shine in Ostrava, with 18-year-old Cameron Myers delivering the efficiency of a lifetime within the males’s 1500m, clocking 3:29.80 to smash his personal Australian under-20 document by almost three seconds.
Ending fourth within the hotly contested race, the efficiency strikes Myers to 3rd on the Australian all-time listing, simply 0.39 shy of Oliver Hoare’s document of three:29.41 set in 2023.
“My quickest races the final two years have been miles,” Myers stated.
“It’s a coincidence, nevertheless it’s actually good to have a quick 1500m and I’m actually happy to get a PB and my first time underneath 3:30.”
On the sector, West Australian pole vaulter Kurtis Marschall cleared 5.82m to take third place. With a clear sheet till his closing clearance, Marschall was unable to clear 5.92m, and handed in his remaining makes an attempt to intention for a brand new private better of 5.97m.
Marschall needed to accept bronze, solely defeated by two six-metre jumpers in Mondo Duplantis, who broke his personal assembly document with a 6.13m vault, and Greek entrant Emmanouil Karalis, who cleared 5.92m.
Australia’s quickest girl, Torrie Lewis, clocked 11.26 (+0.6) to complete sixth within the 100m.
– with Reuters
