00:00Gout
00:01Gout aims to emulate Usain Bolt
00:04by winning the 200 metre title
00:06at the event, which will be held
00:07at the University of Oregon's Hayward Field
00:10in August.
00:11The 18-year-old recently set an under-20
00:14world record in the 200 metres,
00:16clocking 19.67 seconds
00:19at the Australian Championships
00:20in Sydney last month.
00:22His 19.67 second performance
00:25remains the world's best 200 metre
00:28time recorded so far
00:29in the current athletics season.
00:31Gout has elected to skip
00:33the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow,
00:35scheduled for July 23rd to August 2nd,
00:38to focus on the championships in Oregon.
00:41The sprinter expressed excitement
00:42about joining the 4x400 metre relay team
00:45on the final day of competition,
00:48expanding his program beyond
00:49his individual sprint.
00:51Australia's relay team is gaining momentum
00:53after securing a surprise bronze medal
00:56in the men's 4x400 metres
00:58at the World Athletics Relays
01:00in Botswana this month.
01:02Gout first rose to international prominence
01:04in 2024,
01:06winning a 200 metre silver medal
01:08at the age of 16
01:09during the under-20 world championships
01:11in Lima.
01:12In addition to his 200 metre prowess,
01:15Gout holds a personal best
01:17of 10 seconds flat in the 100 metre,
01:20further drawing comparisons
01:21to eight-time Olympic gold medalist
01:24Usain Bolt.
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