WATCH: ‘Bolt-like’ teen shatters Australia’s longest-standing aths record
Gout Gout has written himself into Australian athletics history by breaking the country’s longest-standing record — which had stood for almost 50 years.
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‘Who else?’: Gout Gout stuns once again
Gout Gout continues to show his extraordinary talent, coasting to victory in his first 200m run at the All Schools Championships.
Reason Gout Gout’s record run won’t count
The legend of teenage sensation Gout Gout is continuing to grow after the prodigy once again rewrote the record books.
WATCH: Gout Gout edges closer to magical 10-second barrier
Sprint sensation Gout Gout is getting closer to a huge milestone after the 16-year-old swept the competition in a record-breaking day at the Australian All Schools Championships. WATCH THE RACES
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Shock as Aussie teen sprinter tops Usain Bolt
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Geelong Paralympian out to shed ‘fourth-place’ status in Paris
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Aussie teen freak blowing the world away
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Teen Swan Telaya flying towards Paris track dream
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‘Abomination’: Champion’s statue torn down
Olympic women’s 1500m champion Faith Kipyegon was honoured with a statue in Kenya, only for it to be torn down amid outcry.
‘Nice trip’: Cheeky dig at Olympic hurdler
Friends of an Olympic hurdler have taken a cheeky dig at the returning athlete as the Aussie team touched back down on home soil.
Aussie Olympic heroes hit by ‘tonne of bricks’
As the Paris Olympics come to an end, our Aussie heroes are about to experience the worst type of “hangover”, writes Sally Pearson.
Mental health played a part in Diver’s marathon breakdown
The ‘vitriol’ of social media has again impacted yet another athlete with marathon runner Sinead Diver subjected to online abuse in the lead-up to her forced withdrawal from the Paris Olympic marathon.
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