16-year-old’s jaw-dropping 100m dash falls just short of Bolt’s world record

Gout Gout a 16yearold sprinter astonished onlookers by completing the 100 meters in a remarkable 102 seconds at this years Queensland Athletics Championships in Australia Although he fell short of Usain Bolts world record of 958 seconds Gouts performance was nonetheless extraordinary Born in Australia to Sudanese parents Gout matched his competitors for the first 40 meters but surged ahead in the final stretch finishing approximately 10 yards ahead of the secondplace finisher at the Queensland Athletics ChampionshipsRead about a 16yearold Sudanese kid in Australia who ran 100m in 102 seconds this year Found the footagemdash freakin ridiculous pictwittercomBz8tYuPkeKmdash Del Walker TheCartelDel August 23 2024A video of Gouts extraordinary sprint quickly went viral on social media leaving fans in awe This remarkable feat follows Gouts achievement of setting a new national under18 200meter record last year at the Australian Junior Athletics Championships in Brisbane where he clocked 2087 secondsmdashjust under 030 seconds shy of Usain Bolts record for his age2087 200m at the age of 15 rsquos Gout Gout is a rising star on home soil as he sets a national U20 record pictwittercomTD702HpIXOmdash World Athletics WorldAthletics April 15 2023Earlier this month American sprinting sensation Noah Lyles clinched gold in the closest 100meter final in modern Olympic history at Paris 2024 The race was highly anticipated and lived up to expectations with Lyles securing victory in 979 secondsIm the wolf amongst wolves said the outspoken Lyles who see himself as the rightful sprinting heir to the legendary Usain Bolt Its the one I wanted said Lyles Its the hard battle its the amazing opponentsAlso ReadI was confident Treat would win Trainer SaitThe top four finishers were separated by only three hundredths of a second with Lyles narrowly edging out Jamaicas Kishane Thompson and US rival Fred Kerley for silver and bronzeThe defending Tokyo 100meter champion Italys Marcell Jacobs finished fifth despite achieving a seasonbest time of 985 seconds This victory marked the first time an American had won the 100 meters since Justin Gatlins triumph at the 2004 Athens Games Additionally American athletes were reeling from Julien Alfreds surprising win over the heavily favoured ShaCarri Richardson in the womens 100meter final on SaturdayWith inputs from AFP