Sprint sensation Gout Gout, Australia’s fastest man over 200m, has lit up the track with a world-leading run during the under-20 heats at the Queensland Athletics championships on Sunday. Gout blitzed the field by more than two seconds to cross the line in 20.05s for the fastest 200m recorded across the globe in all ages in 2025. The 17-year-old smashed the previous best 20.13s clocked by Zimbabwe’s Makanakaishe Charamba in Texas last month. The sprint prodigy went on to break the 20-second barrier for the first time in the U20 200m final with a wind-assisted time of 19.98s. Gout brushed aside a false start to set the blistering time that was deemed illegal for a +3.6m/s wind behind him but is now the fastest 200m by an Australian in all conditions. The highly touted athlete has already clinched the U20 100m crown after running 10.38s in the final on Saturday. Gout had earlier eased to the line to finish his heat in 10.39s against a slight headwind. Gout has revealed that he is now in the middle of a heavy training block while targeting the Maurie Plant meet on 29 March, as well as the national championships in Western Australia in April. He is among a group of promising sprinters – including Lachie Kennedy, Josh Azzopardi, Jacob Despard, Calab Law and Jack Hale – also eyeing off the $40,000 on offer in the 120m Stawell Gift on Easter Sunday.

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/mar/16/gout-gout-queensland-athletics-championships-200m-world-lead