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Africa-Press – Namibia. <\/strong><\/span>Teenage sprint sensation Gout Gout ran a blistering 19.67 seconds to win the 200m at the Australian championships on Sunday, reinforcing his status as a rapidly rising star.<\/b><\/p>\n

Fellow Australian Aidan Murphy also cracked the 20-second mark, coming second in 19.88 \u2014 the two quickest times of the year and with a legal tailwind.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is what I\u2019ve been waiting for,\u201d said Gout at the Sydney Olympic Park Athletic Centre.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have such incredible athletes in Australia and me being able to race these athletes, we push each other to the limits. Two Australians sub-20. I mean, this is amazing.\u201d<\/p>\n

The 18-year-old burst on the scene in 2024 when he clocked 20.04 seconds at the Australian All Schools Athletics Championships.<\/p>\n

It shattered Peter Norman\u2019s national record of 20.06 from the 1968 Olympics and was the quickest ever by a 16-year-old, earning him comparisons to Usain Bolt.<\/p>\n

He had improved to 20.02 but never gone under 20 seconds legally before.<\/p>\n

The race was billed as a showdown with his closest Australian rival Lachlan Kennedy.<\/p>\n

But 22-year-old Kennedy, who is also on a rapid rise, withdrew after executing flawlessly to win the 100m in 9.96 on Saturday \u2014 the fastest time run by an Australian on home soil.<\/p>\n

He also clocked 9.96 in his heat.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s the standard I\u2019ve set now, so hopefully I can go a bit quicker next time and see where it takes me,\u201d Kennedy said. \u201cI think the sky is the limit.\u201d<\/p>\n

World under-20 mile record holder Cameron Myers reinforced his potential by running 3:29.85 in the 1500m, edging out reigning Commonwealth Games champion Oliver Hoare.<\/p>\n

It was the best time globally this year and the quickest ever in Australia.<\/p>\n

The 19-year-old Myers backed up by taking out the 5000m in a personal best 13:11.66.<\/p>\n

But Paris Olympic 1500m silver medallist Jessica Hull\u2019s bid for a rare 800m-1500m-5000m treble fell apart.<\/p>\n

Hull was leading the 1500m with 100m to go, but was clipped from behind and dramatically fell with fellow Olympian Claudia Hollingsworth crossing first.<\/p>\n

Hollingsworth was initially disqualified over the incident, but reinstated on appeal.<\/p>\n

Hull pulled out of the 800m, won by Abbey Caldwell in 1:58.57, but returned to win the 5000m in 15:13.21.<\/p>\n

The four-day meet also saw Olympic pole vault champion Nina Kennedy clear 4.65m to stand on top of the national podium for the fifth time in her career.<\/p>\n

Kennedy continues to jump off a restricted run-up as she returns from a long injury layoff ahead of defending her title at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games in July.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m happy with how I jumped. I got the win pretty comfortably out there, so there is no need to push the body,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

High jump world champion and Olympic silver medallist Nicola Olyslagers cleared 1.99m to outleap Olympic bronze medallist Eleanor Patterson (1.93m).<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Namibia<\/span> Follow Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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