Schoolboy sensation Gout targets personal best at first worlds

Diario As

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00:00It's a long walk.

00:16This is your senior championship debut.

00:20How excited are you to get out there?

00:22Yeah, I'm very excited.

00:24It's been a long process.

00:26This time last year, I was at World Genius.

00:30Coming out here in my first Open outdoor season is amazing.

00:34I'm really excited to be out there running against the best in the world.

00:38It's going to be a great experience.

00:40It's going to take a lot from this first time.

00:42How many teams are coming up?

00:44We're definitely going to go to the city and have a bit of fun.

00:48I'm definitely aiming for more, for sure.

00:50Obviously, there's that sub-20 barrier I'm aiming for as well.

00:55Obviously, when I get that, it will obviously break the record as well.

00:59I'm just aiming to run faster than I ever have and just going out there,

01:03running rounds, hopefully, and just running that really big,

01:06beating really, really fast and just having fun with it.

01:09Yeah, okay.

01:11So nothing big panned out.

01:13Nothing too big.

01:15You talked about...

01:16Yeah, it's definitely great.

01:17It's a different experience, for sure, because everyone on the team's out to being their best selves

01:23and being...

01:24This might be the pinnacle of their career.

01:26So it's definitely great.

01:27And being around a group of people that are aiming to achieve the best of the best

01:31is just something you want to be around, something you vouch to be around.

01:36So it's definitely great.

01:38And with the likes of Peter Boll, KMI's, everyone, it's amazing to be around.

01:44And just can't wait to be in more teams, for sure.

01:46For a few months.

01:47Back at school, after we saw each other up to your...

01:52And then I have four other younger siblings.

01:55My younger sister, which...

01:57Did you call it?

01:58Did you think it was going to be those three athletes for the medals?

02:02Yeah, definitely.

02:03Like, I kind of knew top three were going to be Oblique, Kashain, and Noah.

02:07So...

02:08And then, obviously, Oblique having the heat he had, he came back in the semi.

02:12It was looking very fresh.

02:13So, as soon as I saw the semi, I knew he was going to place.

02:16I didn't think it was going to be gold, but he definitely proved me wrong, which is pretty good.

02:20And obviously, being an Adidas athlete, it feels good.

02:23So, that race was insane.

02:25Like, they both came out hard.

02:28Noah came out with a good start.

02:29And just, that race was just surreal, for real.

02:32It was definitely fun.

02:33Like, my first time in Europe, racing against...

02:37Coming up, my final exams, finished great tall.

02:40So those are really important.

02:42I definitely think PBing, regardless of where I come, is definitely a big success.

02:48And hopefully, if I can make him at the semi, that's even greater.

02:52And then, if I make him into the final, that's a big success.

02:55So, PBing is definitely a big goal for me.

02:58And then, just going through the rounds will be big step after big step.

03:02So, those are big successes for me.

03:04The aim, because this is going to be my last junior race.

03:08Yeah, it definitely feels great, because Usain Bolt is literally the greatest track athlete we have ever seen.

03:15And I'll be the greatest athlete we've seen.

03:17So, it definitely feels great having someone of that calibre know me and just know I'm on that path of greatness as well.

03:25And definitely, just balancing that ambition and telling myself it takes time is definitely something important.

03:33And obviously, I think I struggled a bit during the start and a couple of years ago.

03:37But now, I know that it doesn't, things don't happen overnight.

03:41Like, I'm only 17.

03:43These guys have 10, maybe even 15 years on me.

03:46So, definitely, just telling myself that time will come and God will do his timing for sure.

03:52So, yeah.

03:53Definitely after our competition, we had that.

03:58If your legs could talk, what would they be saying going into this year's championships?

04:05That's a good question.

04:06I think they'll be ready to go.

04:10Like, they'll be, like, in F1, you know how the cars are moving, warming up the tyres.

04:14I think they'll be exactly like that.

04:16I think they'll be just ready to rumble.

04:19I think that's what they'll say.

04:21You bring ideas from both ends and it's definitely something that is very important.

04:27Yeah, I think it's definitely something special for sure.

04:29And being, hopefully being the first Australian to ever do it is definitely something, I think,

04:35about all the time.

04:36So, just being able to run under 20 seconds is a great achievement.

04:41And just, when you get under that 20 seconds, you know you can achieve more.

04:45Because running 19 seconds, you know you're up there for sure.

04:49So, just being able to run sub 20, you know you're in the top 15, top 20 in the world.

04:55So, it's definitely great.

04:57So, sharing with his information.

04:59Oh, I mean, I reckon...

05:02Mentally, just telling myself that, like, I deserve to be here.

05:06Like, I'm in the same boat as everyone else, you know, just going out here.

05:10It's obviously my first experience.

05:12Not trying to put too much pressure on myself, but putting that enough pressure where I can

05:17go out there and just run very fast and just have a bit of fun with it.

05:21I think advice Noah gave me is learn how to say no.

05:25Because, obviously, you can't say yes all the time.

05:27So, learning how to say no, even if you feel uncomfortable and even...

05:31You don't got to explain yourself as well.

05:33Because, you know, being an athlete, you're going through different stages in your life.

05:37And, just, you've got to say no because you've got to have your own personal time as well.

05:41So, that's one piece I took forever.

05:44What are you saying going into this year is...

05:47That's a good question.

05:48Yeah, I don't think it's much...

05:50Not too much for sure.

05:51Like, I ran my place to be here.

05:53And, obviously, these athletes are obviously stronger, bigger, older, more experienced.

05:58But, I know that I have the ability to go out there and do my thing as well.

06:02Because, at the end of the day, we're all running 200 metres.

06:05And, regardless of how old you are, when you step on the line,

06:08it's all about who's the fastest.

06:09So, it's definitely not too intimidating.

06:11But, I know, obviously, they have more experience and they got that on me for sure.

06:16But, just going out there, knowing that I'm still a kid.

06:19So, just having a bit of fun.

06:21So, yeah.

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