‘That is history’: Gout Gout runs 10.04, shatters Australian under-18s record

The 16-year-old Australian sprinting prodigy has written himself into both the record books and athletics folklore in a stunning day at the Australian All Schools Athletics Championship.

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Gout kicked off the day, running the fourth fastest under-18s 100m time in history in a blistering time of 10.04.

Not only that, it was the fifth fastest time by an Australian in history in any conditions.

But the result won’t go into the record books after he ran with an illegal tailwind of 3.4m/s.

For the record to count, the tailwind can be no more than 2m/s.

Gout, who came into the race with a PB of 10.29 — just 0.02 behind the Oceania under-18s record held by current Australian champion Sebastian Sultana — showed he is the...
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