Gout Gout aiming very high for the 200m in Tokyo

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Aussie athlete Gout Gout says he's excited for the chance to run against the best in the world. An engaging mix of the ordinary and the absolutely extraordinary, the 17-year-old school boy is ready to take the world athletics championships by storm talking to media in Tokyo.

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00:00I'm very excited. It's been a long process. This time last year, I was at World Juniors.

00:06Coming out here in my first open outdoor season, it's amazing. I'm really excited to be out there

00:12running against the best in the world. It's going to be a great screening single tech this first time.

00:19I'm definitely aiming for more, for sure. Obviously, there's that sub-tiny barrel I'm

00:25making for as well. So obviously, when I get that, I'll break the record as well. So I'm just aiming

00:30to run faster than I ever have, and just going out there, running rounds right for the year, just

00:36running that baby, being really, really fast, and just having fun in the future.

00:40Yeah, it's definitely a strong relationship. It's very open. We bring ideas from both ends,

00:46and it's definitely just something that is very important to have that good relationship with

00:51your coach, and it's definitely great. We have a very strong relationship ever since I was young.

00:56It's my last, it's going to be my last junior race. So definitely going out there,

01:01aiming for, to be the best, and it's at EG. It's pretty much called the fastest track in the world,

01:07so I'm going to see what I can run in it. And just first of all, what's happened to be in front of

01:11there? It's one of eight of what you'll get first.

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