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Scott GullanScore Columnist – AFL/Athletics writer

Scott Gullan has more than 25 years experience in sports journalism. He is News Corp’s chief athletics writer and award-winning AFL correspondent. He’s covered numerous Olympic Games, world championships and Commonwealth Games. He’s also the man behind the Herald Sun’s popular Score column.

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The unbelievable comparison between Gout Gout and Usain Bolt. Picture: Supplied

‘Never seen anything like it’: Proof Gout Gout mirrors Usain Bolt

Science can now answer why Gout Gout looks so similar to the world’s greatest ever sprinter, with the Stawell Gift next on the agenda for the Aussie sprint sensation.

Sport

PERTH, AUSTRALIA - APRIL 13: Gout Gout of Queensland celebrates winning the Men's 200m Final during the 2025 Australian Open and Under 20 Athletics Championships at WA Athletics Stadium on April 13, 2025 in Perth, Australia. (Photo by Paul Kane/Getty Images) *** BESTPIX ***

Stawell Gift considers 148-year first for lightning-fast Gout Gout

Stawell Gift officials are investigating the possibility of breaking 148 years of history for event drawcard Gout Gout, as the teen sprint sensation appears for his first appearance at the race.

AFL

BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA - APRIL 17: Nick Daicos of the Magpies celebrates a goal during the 2025 AFL Round 06 match between the Brisbane Lions and the Collingwood Magpies at The Gabba on April 17, 2025 in Brisbane, Australia. (Photo by Russell Freeman/AFL Photos via Getty Images)

‘Revenge mode’ Daicos makes Magpies premiership favourites

When the Lions tried to put the clamps on Nick Daicos, the Pies ran riot. And that’s exactly why Collingwood should be considered the premiership favourites right now, writes Scott Gullan.

Olympics

Some of athletics' greatest ever stars have raced at the Stawell Gift.

Clueless Olympians, sprint icons: Stawell Gift legends then and now

The Stawell Gift has a famous list of champions and of Olympic gold medallists who couldn’t get the job done. SCOTT GULLAN profiles some of the prominent names to have attempted the handicap.

Olympics

PERTH, AUSTRALIA - APRIL 13: Jessica Hull of New South Wales celebrates winning the Women's 5000m Final during the 2025 Australian Open and Under 20 Athletics Championships at WA Athletics Stadium on April 13, 2025 in Perth, Australia. (Photo by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images)

Hull sweeps champs weekend with thrilling 5000m national win

Jessica Hull has produced a stellar double victory weekend at the national championships, taking out the 5000m a day after claiming the 1500m national title.

Olympics

Faster than Bolt: Gout breaks 20 seconds in 200m stunner

Gout Gout has produced one of the most astonishing races seen on Australian soil, clocking 19.84sec in the 200m to best the time Usain Bolt ran at the same age. WATCH THE VIDEO

Athletics

PERTH, AUSTRALIA - APRIL 13: Peter Bol of Western Australia celebrates winning the Men's 800m Final during the 2025 Australian Open and Under 20 Athletics Championships at WA Athletics Stadium on April 13, 2025 in Perth, Australia. (Photo by Paul Kane/Getty Images)

Bol smashes national record in stunning return to the track

An emotional Peter Bol has smashed the 800m national record in his stunning return to the track, reminding the athletics world that he’s back, SCOTT GULLAN reports from Perth.

Olympics

PERTH, AUSTRALIA - APRIL 12: Rohan Browning of New South Wales and Lachlan Kennedy of Queensland congratulate each other after the Men's 100m Final during the 2025 Australian Open and Under 20 Athletics Championships at WA Athletics Stadium on April 12, 2025 in Perth, Australia. (Photo by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images)

‘Breath between them’: Browning pips Kennedy in 100m final

The “Benjamin Button” of Australia’s sprint resurgence Rohan Browning has claimed a third national 100m title, edging Lachlan Kennedy by just five one-thousandths of a second in a thriller.

Olympics

PERTH, AUSTRALIA - APRIL 11: Lachlan Kennedy of Queensland competes in the Men's 100m Heat during the 2025 Australian Open and Under 20 Athletics Championships at WA Athletics Stadium on April 11, 2025 in Perth, Australia. (Photo by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images)

Kennedy second fastest in Aus history after stunning 100m

A day after Gout Gout lit up Australian and world athletics, his arch rival Lachlan Kennedy has laid down a time in the 100 metres that was so close to also breaking the 10-second barrier.

Sport

PERTH, AUSTRALIA - APRIL 10: Gout Gout of Queensland poses with spectators after winning the Men's U20 100m Final during the 2025 Australian Open and Under 20 Athletics Championships at WA Athletics Stadium on April 10, 2025 in Perth, Australia. (Photo by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images)

The one person not getting swept away by Gout Gout hype

Australian sprint sensation Gout Gout is seemingly doing the impossible – clocking sub-10s times at 17 years old. But there’s one person who thinks his achievements don’t ‘feel very special’.

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