‘s manager James Templeton has revealed that the Australian teen sensation has really improved after training with Noah Lyles in January.
Olympic 100m champion Noah Lyles and Gout Gout trained together for at the National Training Centre.
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Templeton said even though progress is gradual, working in the US has made a big difference in Gout Gout ahead of this weekend’s Queensland Championships.
“Training was great in Florida and we’re confident he’s kicked on further. Gout is really looking forward to this weekend, as always he’s looking to run fast. Faster than before,” Templeton told .
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The will line up in his primary event at both the Maurie Plant meet in Melbourne on 29 March as well as the national championships in Western Australia in the second week of April.
He ran 20.04s in December to that had stood for 56 years. In the 100m, despite having run a wind-assisted 10.04 in December, Gout will not race for the senior Australian 100m title in Perth, preferring instead to enter the under-20 category.
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The emergence of Gout Gout has electrified the calendar as it builds towards a once-in-a-generation showdown at the Stawell Gift next month.
The local teenager will start his finely-tuned, four-meet Australian programme this weekend in Brisbane as part of a schedule that balances experience-building under-20 races with high-profile open contests.
Gout Gout is expected to be among the favorites to win the 100m and 200m at the 2025. The Usain Bolt-likened sprinter is on an upward trajectory and will be a nightmare to come up against going forward.