Sprinter Gout Withdraws From World Junior Championships After Hamstring Strain
Australian sprinter Gout Gout will undergo months of rehabilitation after an MRI found a partial tear in his left hamstring tendon.
- On Thursday, 18-year-old Australian sprinter Gout Gout announced his withdrawal from next month's World Under-20 Championships in Eugene, Oregon, after sustaining a left hamstring injury during training in Brisbane on Wednesday.
- An MRI report revealed a grade 3C injury involving a partial tear of the proximal intramuscular tendon extending over 8cm, affecting less than 10 per cent of the tendon's cross-sectional area according to the BAMIC classification.
- Having previously won silver two years ago, Gout aimed to match Jamaican great Usain Bolt's gold-medal feat after setting a new Australian 200m record of 19.67 seconds earlier this year.
- Athletics Australia emphasized the importance of rest, with rehabilitation expected to last between eight and 16 weeks, as Gout plans to return in 2027 to come back "better, stronger and faster."
- American Olympic gold medallist Justin Gatlin offered support as Gout shifts focus toward recovery, with the athlete's next major global competition potentially delayed until the world championships in Beijing next year.
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Athletics-Teen sensation Gout out of Under-20 Worlds with hamstring tear
July 9 (Reuters) - Australian sprint sensation Gout Gout will miss next month's World Under-20 Championships after suffering a left hamstring tear in training in Brisbane, the 18-year-old said on Thursday. The sprinter had been selected for Australia...
Athletics sensation Gout Gout, 18, will miss the rest of the season. The Australian is injured. "I am very disappointed," he writes on Instagram.
Injured, the young Australian sprinter Gout Gout declared package for the Under-20 World Championships on Thursday and is expected to be absent for several months.
The sensation Gout Gout has shocked the entire athletics world. But there won't be anything more competitive this year. The 18-year-old is canceling the entire season.
Sprint hope Gout Gout has to finish the season after a tendon break. How he reacts to the setback.
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