Gout Gout could be set to add another new event at the World Championships if all goes according to plan.
The Aussie athletics team could add Gout Gout to a star-studded 4x100m team at the world championships in September after a historic night at the World Relays event in China.
Four Australian relay teams booked their places for the world championships in Tokyo on Sunday night, including the men’s 4x100m team – who could feature both sprint stars Lachlan Kennedy and Gout Gout.
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Kennedy, the world indoor 60m silver medallist, combined with Joshua Azzopardi, Christopher Ius and Prince Jackson to clock 38.31sec to claim second place in qualifying round 2 on Sunday night, booking the Aussies a place at the world championships.
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And with Gout set to feature in the 200m in Tokyo in September, he could be a late addition to the 4x100m team.
“We are really stepping up our standards this year coming off the national record of 37.8 in Sydney,” said Azzopardi, who flagged Gout’s inclusion in the team in Tokyo according to Yahoo.
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“We feel like we can really push for those medals and that will be the goal. We will be ready come the world championships in September and that’s the main thing.”
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Gout Gout. Photo. Imago
Speaking in an interview on Fox Sports last week, the 17-year-old Gout said he’d love to run in the 4x400m relay as well.
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Traditionally a 100 and 200m runner, Gout could line up in the men’s 4x400m, as well as any of the mixed relays in Tokyo (depending on how many races he wants to run).
At the World championships, Gout Gout will settle scores with Olympic 100m champion Noah Lyles, Kishane Thompson, Letsile Tebogo among others.
The opportunity to test himself with the best will likely test the Usain Bolt-likened sprinter, who will be eager to announce his arrival at the grandest stage when he turns 18.
