Breaking Gout Gout breaks another record as he stuns the athletics world in his first run in Europe EnglishHeadline

Gout Gout has come inside a whisker of breaking the 20-second mark with a surprising run that set a brand new Australian report within the Czech Republic on Tuesday.

The 17-year-old flew to a time of 20.02 seconds with no tailwind on the Ostrava Golden Spike meet, which was each his first skilled meet and his European debut.

That broke his personal nationwide report of 20.04 seconds, which he set in December final yr as he shattered the mark set by Peter Norman on the 1968 Olympics.

Up in opposition to the highest-quality area he has ever confronted, with two of his rivals having damaged the 20-second mark, the Aussie blitzed the final 20 metres to tug forward of Cuban star Reynier Mena.

‘Get some extra races in me and it [the 20-second barrier] will drop for certain,’ Gout mentioned after the occasion.

‘I really feel good. New private greatest, new nationwide report in my first European race.

Gout Gout celebrates after storming house during the last 20 metres to win and break his personal Australian report within the Czech Republic

The teenage sensation clocked 20.02 with no tailwind on the Ostrava Golden Spike meet

The beautiful run put the athletics world on discover and can solely improve the comparisons between Gout and Usain Bolt, who additionally made his European debut on the venue

‘I do not really feel any strain, as a result of as quickly as I step out on that monitor, it is should me on my own and what I’ve obtained to do – my favorite factor, and that is to run.

‘So I simply go on the market and run and nothing stops me from doing that.

‘I’ve felt stronger in coaching these final couple of months and I’ve felt good since I obtained to Europe final Thursday.

‘I knew Mena would come onerous at me the primary 100 however I used to be assured I would be shut sufficient to come back house strongly within the second a part of the race, which is, in fact, my stronger half. 

‘I felt calm however robust as I got here off the flip and was assured I would be robust sufficient to get the win. 

‘One other nationwide report! Fairly proud of that, it isn’t a foul first up in Europe!’ 

World Athletics documented his run in a tweet labelling the trouble a ‘Dream European debut’ and declaring Gout pulled out the time in his first senior race overseas.

Gout had beforehand run 19.84 in April, however that point got here with an unlawful tailwind.

Gout (pictured after the race) broke the mark whereas going through the strongest area of his profession

His 20.02 will solely improve the comparisons between him and Usain Bolt, who ran 19.93 near his 18th birthday.

Gout doesn’t flip 18 till December 29, and he clocked the brand new report on the similar venue the place Bolt made his European debut. 

Reynier completed second in a time of 20.19 with Britain’s Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake third in 20.60. 

Gout’s fellow Aussie Peter Bol additionally had an excellent meet, profitable the 800m occasion and ending only a hundredth of a second off his private greatest. 

And one other Australian teen, 18-year-old Cameron Myers, ran the race of his life to smash his personal nationwide 1500m report by nearly three seconds to complete fourth within the occasion.