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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Sport
Jack Snape

‘The world is his oyster’: what’s next for Gout Gout after setting athletics world alight?

Gout Gout of Queensland celebrates winning the boys' U18 200m final
Gout Gout has a busy period ahead after setting a new Australian 200m record over the weekend. Photograph: Cameron Spencer/Getty Images

Gout Gout’s success over the last weekend instantly made him Australia’s biggest athletics name, triggering a frenzy of media and commercial interest, and he will soon rub shoulders with Olympic champion Noah Lyles in the US before returning to his Year 12 studies.

But Athletics Australia and Gout’s team are looking to the long-term in a bid to help the 16-year-old – who turns 17 at the end of this month – become the best sprinter he can be, as the Ipswich resident firms as the face of the Brisbane 2032 Games.

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