Usain Bolt
The $6 million man: The story of the race for Gout Gout’s signature
He’s about to start his final year of high school and is already pocketing millions from one of the world’s sportswear giants in an eye-popping deal that will take him all the way to his home Olympics.
- by Scott Spits
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Watch Gout Gout v Usain Bolt: How fast can the Australian run?
Usain Bolt was a teenage prodigy tipped for extraordinary things – and then he started losing. His bumpy path to becoming the world’s fastest man could provide guidance for a young Aussie following in his footsteps.
- by Iain Payten
Teen sprint sensation Gout Gout eyeing Melbourne race meeting
The country’s newest sporting hero is on course to be a headline act at next year’s Maurie Plant Meet at Lakeside Stadium.
- by Scott Spits
Five words: Usain Bolt’s verdict on Gout Gout is in
Australia’s teenage sprint sensation had already drawn comparisons with sprint king Usain Bolt before he became the talk of the athletics world again last weekend with his record-breaking run in the 200m. Now Bolt’s verdict is in.
- by Claire Siracusa
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Olympics
Quicker than Bolt: Gout Gout breaks Peter Norman’s famous 1968 record
The sprint sensation shocked Australian athletics again with his latest breathtaking run. His best yet was quicker than Usain Bolt ran as a 16-year-old.
- by Michael Gleeson
The Australian teenager who is already banking on winning Olympic gold – twice
Viral sprint sensation Gout Gout was only in year seven when he was identified as a future Olympic champion. Nothing that has happened since has changed that view.
- by Michael Gleeson
Opinion
Olympics
The greatest athlete of the 21st century? Bolt runs away with it
ESPN’s American-centric list of the top 100 athletes of this century is a blatant attempt to bait hopeless chumps into pointless arguments – so let’s join in.
- by Malcolm Knox
Alleged Usain Bolt fraudster asked him for loan to repay victims
Usain Bolt has lost more than $17m after an embezzlement scandal. Now the alleged fraudster is accused of asking for a loan from the Olympic legend’s management team to help cover up her scheme
- by Jim Wyss
Australian athletes to take on world in Maurie Plant meet in Melbourne
Australia will bring some of the biggest names in world athletics to Melbourne next month, with $200,000 in prizemoney on offer.
- by Michael Gleeson
‘Common woke Games’: Colonial legacy, diversity at heart of keeping event relevant
Athletes have been told they are allowed to raise a fist on the podium in favour of racial equality or wave pride flags supporting LGBTQI rights issues during victory laps
- by Rob Harris
Analysis
Analysis
Move over Usain: What if Bolt is not the greatest sprinter in history?
What if there was someone else better than Usain Bolt - someone currently competing and hiding in plain sight, obscured only by a statistical error that conceals her true outlier brilliance?
- by Ben Bloom
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