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Teen Sprint Sensation Gout Gout Just Eclipsed One of Usain Bolt’s Records. The Jamaican Icon Has This Advice for Him.
Bolt said the 18-year-old sprinter needs the right support team after his 19.67-second 200m under-20 world record.
- Eight-Time Olympic champion Usain Bolt advised teenage sprint sensation Gout Gout to "find the right people" to support him as the 18-year-old continues his meteoric rise in track and field.
- Earlier this month, Gout claimed the 200m title at the Australian championships in Sydney, setting a new under-20 world record of 19.67 seconds.
- The Queenslander surpassed the 19.93-second record Bolt set in 2004 when the Jamaican was just 17, a historic teenage benchmark never improved upon.
- On June 10, Gout will make his senior Diamond League debut in Oslo, competing in a 200m showdown against reigning Olympic champion Letsile Tebogo.
- Skipping this year's Commonwealth Games, Gout is focusing on pursuing gold at the World Athletics U20 Championships in Oregon in August, continuing his upward trajectory.
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A Jamaican running icon advises a young athlete: the path from teenage prodigy to global star is full of pitfalls.
The world record is followed by the hustle and bustle: Gout Gout is the new star in the sprint sky. But in this, Usain Bolt sees a great danger. The fastest man in the world, whose U20 record powders Gout, warns of too much distraction.
Australian sprint star Gout Gout recently made history when he set a new U-20 world record in the 200 meters at the Australian Championships. Legendary Usain Bolt gave the young talent advice in an interview with CNN, urging the future star not to forget running too quickly.
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