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Pasquali

Pasquali

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Teenage sprint star Gout Gout has underlined his potential with more outstanding performances at the Australian All Schools Championships in Brisbane on Friday.

Only an illegal tailwind of 3.4 metres per second prevented the Queenslander's heat time of 10.04 seconds being recorded as a national under-18 record in the 100 metres at the Queensland Sport and Athletics Centre.

He later broke the national age record with a time of 10.17 — run with a legal wind reading (+0.9) — in winning the under-18 men's final, dipping under his previous personal best of 10.29.

"I've been chasing this national under-18 record for a while," Gout said.

"This was great atmosphere, this does wonders for track and I couldn't be happier."

Prior to Gout's run, the national under-18 record was 10.27, held by Seb Sultana.

Patrick Johnson holds the national record (all ages) of 9.93, which was set in Japan 21 years ago.

Johnson is the only Australian to have legally run under 10 seconds for the 100m.

Gout's reputation has snowballed this past year.

He has become a social media sensation even to casual observers of athletics who have gorged on viral videos of his track success.

Gout has claimed several age group records over the 100m and 200m.

The 200m is arguably his best event and in November he ran 20.29, which is the fourth-fastest time run by an Australian over the distance.

Gout won a silver medal in the 200m at the World U20 Championships in Lima last August.

The Queensland-based athlete is coached by Di Sheppard, who first spotted her charge when he was in year seven at Ipswich Grammar.

He will turn 17 on December 29 and will travel with Sheppard to the United States next month for a brief training stint with Olympic men's 100m champion Noah Lyles.
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Such raw talent. I wonder who his coach currently is and whether heading to the US college facilities would enhance every aspect of his sprint?
 
If he goes to the USA and spends any time with his idol, Noah Lyles, that won't be so good for his development.

He already appears a bit cocky and has a swagger that needs close monitoring. Chances are high he might knock Kyrgios off as the most despised strayan athlete of his era.
 
Keeper66 said:
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His father said it's supposed to be Guot Guot but it was spelled wrong somewhere along the line.

www.nine.com.au

Manager's bizarre defiance in Gout Gout name confusion

'That's how it's gonna be'
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"When I see people called him Gout Gout I'm not really happy for him.

"I know that Gout Gout is a disease name but I don't want my son to be called a disease name ... it's something that's not acceptable."

An Arabic translation error by the Sudanese government as the family migrated to Egypt before Gout Gout was born is believed to be the reason behind the switch.


BTW how's his manager telling his Dad to pull his head in? What a flog.
 
lol at you two turnips.

Gout Gout's old man has had 17 years to change it but did sweet fuck all about it. You need to ask yourselves why.

The kid is known as Gout Gout by his school friends, athletics mates, competitors, coach, state and national athletics bodies.

More importantly, it's the name he also personally prefers.

From a marketing perspective it's a great name. His manager is bang on and all credit to him for stitching up a deal for a 16 year old with Adidas.
 
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