Gout Gout lights up the track in Brisbane with world-leading 200m time
Source: The Guardian | Published: March 16, 2025, 4:55 a.m.
- Sprint sensation clocks 20.05 secs at Queensland Championships
- 17-year-old runs fastest 200m in world this year in U20 heat
Sprint sensation Gout Gout, Australia’s fastest man over 200m, has lit up the track with a world-leading run during the under-20 heats at the Queensland Athletics championships on Sunday.
Gout blitzed the field by more than two seconds to cross the line in 20.05s for the fastest all-age 200m recorded across the globe in 2025. The 17-year-old smashed the 20.13s clocked by Zimbabwe’s Makanakaishe Charamba in Texas last month.
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