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Gout Gout, an 18-year-old Australian sprinter, is making waves in the junior athletics championships in Brisbane. He qualified fastest for the one hundred-meter semifinals with a time of 10.19 seconds and recently broke the under-twenty world record in the two hundred meters at 19.67 seconds, surpassing Usain Bolts previous record. Gout, born in Queensland to South Sudanese parents, is now the top qualifier for the one hundred-meter heats with a time of 10.0 seconds. He aims to break the national open record of 9.93 seconds set by Patrick Johnson in 2003. Despite some American sprinters questioning the wind conditions in his record two hundred, Gout remains motivated to prove himself. He plans to skip the Commonwealth Games to focus on the world under-twenty championships in Eugene, Oregon, and is considered a strong contender for the 2032 Olympics in Brisbane.

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