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Fans convinced Australian sprinter, 16, is future world record holder after mind-blowing 100m race goes viral

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Published 11:47 24 Aug 2024 GMT+1

Fans convinced Australian sprinter, 16, is future world record holder after mind-blowing 100m race goes viral

Gout Gout is just 16 but he has already been branded as the 'next Usain Bolt'

Joshua Nair

Joshua Nair

A young sprinter has become an overnight sensation after footage of his 100m race at the Queensland Athletics Championships made the rounds online.

The 16-year-old prodigy might just be the next big thing in sports, as he went viral for his outstanding performance.

Known as Gout Gout, the Australian sprinter was born in Brisbane in 2007, just two years after his parents migrated from South Sudan and following this showing, some have been quick to brand his as the 'next Usain Bolt'.

He attended the Ipswich Grammar School in South East Queensland, as he began to make a name for himself in the athletics world, recording a staggering time of 10.57 seconds, aged just 14.

Coach Diane Sheppard got to work on the youth's technique, as she explained to Athletics Australia in November 2022: “Six or eight months ago, he looked like one of those things that blow around in car yards. His arms were out of control,

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“People are quick to comment saying look how bad his start is, but the kid hasn’t even got full control of his limb length yet," she highlighted.

In fact, within just 12 months, he was breaking national records, as Gout currently holds the Australian under-16 100m and 200m records.

He didn't stop there though, as the teenage sensation recorded a time of 20.87 seconds to win the under-18 men's 200m final at the Australian Junior Athletics Championship, going on to better it in January this year with a time of 20.69 seconds.

That's just 0.11 seconds slower than Bolt's time when he was the same age.

Gout Gout could be the future of Australian athletics. (YouTube/Vic Pascoe)
Gout Gout could be the future of Australian athletics. (YouTube/Vic Pascoe)

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In March this year, he continued his upward trajectory as he recorded a personal best time of 10.29 at the 2024 Queensland Athletics Championships, a race that has been viewed by millions on social media, which can be viewed above.

Gout Gout easily won the race, finishing metres ahead of the next competitor as he took home the gold and put the world on notice.

According to the description on the video uploaded to YouTube, Gout Gout finished a whopping 0.6 seconds ahead of second place, a huge margin in a 100m race.

The jaw-dropping performance has blown up on X as well, as one user uploaded the clip on Friday (23 August) morning.

He wrote: "Read about a 16-year-old Sudanese kid in Australia who ran 100m in 10.2 seconds this year. Found the footage— freakin ridiculous,

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"His name is Gout Gout, remember the name. No way is this kid not gonna be an Olympian one day," he claimed.

The teenage sprinter won by a huge margin. (YouTube/Vic Pascoe)
The teenage sprinter won by a huge margin. (YouTube/Vic Pascoe)

Fans took to social media to share their reactions to the viral video, as one wrote: "Bro... I've never seen a BURN like this before in a 100M"

Another posted: "Gout Gout might be the one to break Bolt's record."

A third wrote: "It’s like he pressed the 2x speed button halfway into that sprint"

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A different user said: "He's gonna break the 9.58s world record soon. Watch and see."

A fifth boldly claimed: "Definitely getting a gold at the Olympics years from now. What was that acceleration," with a crying emoji.

And finally, a sixth explained: "Gout Gout is selected for Australia in the World Junior Championships in Peru next week. Interesting to see how his undoubted talent measures up at that level. Might be even quicker when he sorts out his start. Seems up stand up out of the blocks. Some stride length in full flow."

Featured Image Credit: YouTube/Vic Pascoe

Topics: Australia, Social Media, Viral, Sport

Joshua Nair
Joshua Nair

Joshua Nair is a journalist at LADbible. Born in Malaysia and raised in Dubai, he has always been interested in writing about a range of subjects, from sports to trending pop culture news. After graduating from Oxford Brookes University with a BA in Media, Journalism and Publishing, he got a job freelance writing for SPORTbible while working in marketing before landing a full-time role at LADbible. Unfortunately, he's unhealthily obsessed with Manchester United, which takes its toll on his mental and physical health. Daily.

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