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Gout Gout Clocks 10.00 in Brisbane to Claim Australian U20 100m Record

He will skip the Glasgow Commonwealth Games to pursue the 200m at the World U20 Championships.

Queenslander Gout Gout has run the equal fastest time for the 100m by an Australian on home soil. (Richard Wainwright/AAP PHOTOS)
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Overview

  • The 18-year-old won the Dane Bird-Smith Shield 100m at QSAC in 10.00 (+0.9), equalling the fastest legal time by an Australian on home soil set by Lachlan Kennedy.
  • The performance secured his qualification for this year's World Athletics U20 Championships.
  • His time lowered the national under-20 benchmark, surpassing Jake Doran’s 10.15 set in 2018.
  • His team kept the season opener quiet with a late decision to race after encouraging training signs, according to manager James Templeton.
  • Gout remains just shy of a legal sub-10 after prior wind-assisted efforts, with only Patrick Johnson (9.93) and Lachlan Kennedy (9.98) having officially broken the barrier for Australia.