Australian teenage sprinting sensation Gout Gout made headlines at the All-Schools Athletics Championships in Queensland by clocking an impressive 10.04 seconds in the 100m heats, marking the fourth-fastest under-18 time in history. Although wind-assisted, this run also secured him the fourth-fastest time ever recorded by an Australian sprinter of any age. The fastest under-18 time remains with US sprinter Erriyon Knighton at 9.99 seconds, achieved in 2021.
In the final, Gout ran a legal 10.17 seconds, surpassing his personal best of 10.29 and breaking the previous Australian under-18 record of 10.27 held by Sebastian Sultana. Expressing his excitement, Gout mentioned, 'I've been chasing this national record for a while now! In the heat, I thought I got it, but it was a crazy tailwind, so I just did the same thing and got the job done.'
