Gout Gout’s manager has explained why it might be impossible for the 17-year-old to run sub-10 seconds in Queensland.
Teenage sprint sensation Gout Gout could make Australian athletics history this weekend as he returns to the track for the first time this year at Queensland Championships.
The Queenslander is one of the most fascinating athletes on the planet right now because of his rare ability to redefine what was thought possible. The 17-year-old is tipped to run sub 10-seconds in 100m as well as become the first Australian to go sub-20 seconds over 200m.
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However, his manager James Templeton has downplayed the chances, highlighting that the conditions must be right for the teenager to execute his race well.
“If everything is in his favour I think he’s a chance to run under 10 seconds anytime he races really. He’s not going to do anything like that into a negative wind,” Templeton told Fox Sports.com.
The forecast for Brisbane is for 27 degrees on Saturday and Sunday. It’s a vast array of stars that would need to align, but not beyond the realm of possibility. “I’d say ‘28 degrees, between one and a half and two metres at his back and a nice start and he’s feeling great,” Templeton added.
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Gout’s fastest legal time over 100m is 10.17 seconds. That was achieved in the final at the Australian All-Schools Championships in Brisbane in December. Gout Gout broke the Australian U18 record which had been held by Australia’s reigning men’s senior champion Sebastian Sultana.
A day later, at that same meet, he not only recorded a personal best of 20.04 seconds over 200m, but also broke Peter Norman’s 56-year-old national record over the distance in the process. That time would’ve seen him finish sixth in the final of the event at the Paris Olympics last year.
