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How did the Stawell Gift waste what should have been its greatest ever race?
That the two quickest men in Stawell on Monday could not even get to the final would suggest the handicappers had a howler.
- by Michael Gleeson
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The teacher who beat schoolboy Gout in the semis also won the Stawell Gift
John Evans isn’t sure what the bigger achievement will be – telling his kids he won the Stawell Gift, or telling them that the day he did it, he beat Gout Gout.
- by Michael Gleeson
Stawell utterly enthralled by Gout the great entertainer
Twice as many people as last year came just to see the heats. They came to see one person – the man whose name they chanted as he stood on the blocks. This was the day Gout Gout came to the Stawell Gift.
- by Michael Gleeson
This man paid $50,000 to bring Gout Gout to Stawell, and would have doubled it
Local businessman Sandy McGregor has also offered to continue to support Gout with training and travel after Stawell.
- by Michael Gleeson
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Gout Gout smashes 20-second barrier, embraced by fierce rival as his legend grows
Another day, another stunning development in Australian sprinting: This time with Gout Gout winning the 200 metres in sub-20 seconds after Lachie Kennedy was disqualified.
- by Michael Gleeson
‘I’m back where I belong’: Peter Bol makes it through his lost years to break national record
Like Rohan Browning on Saturday night, Peter Bol stepped out of Gout Gout’s shadow as if to say, “Remember me?” in setting a new national record after years of drama.
- by Michael Gleeson
Long live the king: Browning beats Kennedy, Lewis beats O’Brien in astonishing 100m finishes
Rohan Browning and Torrie Lewis won the men’s and women’s 100-metre finals in Perth by mere thousandths of seconds.
- by Michael Gleeson
‘I might actually get this’: Kennedy becomes Australia’s second-fastest ever
Lachlan Kennedy ran the second-fastest time by an Australian ever – 10 seconds flat – a night after Gout Gout got the coveted single-figure time with a tailwind. This is some rivalry.
- by Michael Gleeson
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Gout broke sprinting’s magical mark twice in one night, and it wasn’t even his best event
While not official times, Gout has now broken the 10-second barrier for the 100m. Who knows how fast he might run in his pet event; the 200m.
- by Michael Gleeson
Gout breaks 10-second barrier
Australian sprint star Gout Gout speaks to the media after running under 10 seconds in the 100m at the national championships in Perth, with an illegal tailwind.
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Gout breaks 10-second mark in 100m – twice – with illegal tailwind
Lightning doesn’t strike twice, but Gout Gout did. The schoolboy phenomenon broke 10 seconds over 100 metres twice just two hours apart at the national championships in Perth.
- by Michael Gleeson
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