Breaking Top politician congratulates Gout Gout on his record-breaking run – and the responses will make you ashamed to be an Australian EnglishHeadline

Queensland Premier David Crisafulli’s tweet congratulating Aussie sprinter Gout Gout on his newest record-breaking run has unleashed a wave of disgraceful racist abuse aimed on the 17-year-old.

Crisafulli was praising Gout after he stormed to victory on the Ostrava Golden Spike meet within the Czech Republic on Tuesday in a time of 20.02 seconds, breaking his personal Australian 200m document.

‘A Queenslander exhibiting the world the way it’s accomplished. Congratulations on one other unimaginable run Gout Gout,’ he wrote on X.

However what adopted was a collection of deplorable feedback concerning the sprinter, who was born within the Brisbane suburb of Ipswich.

‘Low bar to qualify as a Queenslander nowadays,’ learn one of many tamest feedback within the thread.

Day by day Mail Australia has chosen to not publish any of the opposite responses to the tweet. 

Pictured: The congratulatory tweet by Queensland Premier David Crisafulli that drew a wave of terrible racist abuse

Crisafulli was celebrating Gout Gout’s record-breaking run in his first occasion in Europe (pictured), which noticed him run the 200m in simply 20.02 seconds

Gout, 17, was born and raised within the Brisbane suburb of Ipswich

Some sports activities followers known as out the terrible behaviour.

‘Born and bred in Queensland. These feedback are a joke. Pleased with the lad,’ one wrote.

‘Nice achievement! And an incredible Aussie Man – that is what our nation is constructed on,’ one other commented.

‘He is an Australian ffs. F**okay QLDers are unbearable with this form of s**t,’ added a 3rd. 

This isn’t the primary time Gout has been subjected to racism as he stamps himself as one of many brightest up-and-coming abilities in world athletics.

In December final yr athletics commentator Tim Rosen selected to delete a put up he made that includes one in all Gout’s runs due to the deplorable feedback it attracted.

A lot of these remarks, like those in response to Crisafulli’s put up, claimed Gout shouldn’t be regarded as Australian.

That very same month the Age newspaper issued an apology after it was hit with allegations of racism for complicated Gout with Aussie runner Peter Bol – who was born in Sudan – on its entrance web page.

The stellar run on Tuesday (pictured) will solely improve the comparisons between Gout and world document holder Usain Bolt

Some Aussies blasted the racist feedback in response to the put up by Crisafulli (pictured)

Up towards the highest-quality discipline 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 in his sensational victory.

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

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

‘I do not really feel any strain, as a result of as quickly as I step out on that observe, it is should me on my own and what I’ve received 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 received to Europe final Thursday.

‘I knew Mena would come arduous at me within the first 100 however I used to be assured I would be shut sufficient to return house strongly within the second a part of the race, which is, after all, 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 document! Fairly pleased with that, it is not a foul first up in Europe!’