Is Gout Gout faster than Usain Bolt? Australian sprinter sets sights on Jamaican great’s 200m record

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Coach believes there’s no limit to 18-year-old’s talent while athlete himself says he’s ‘ready for more’

Having cracked the 20-second barrier with a sizzling run over 200m – and in the process fulled comparisons with the great Usain Bolt – the question now is, how fast can Gout Gout go?

“How long’s a piece of string?” said Gout’s coach and mentor, Di Sheppard, after https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/apr/12/australian-athletics-sydney-national-championships-gout-lachlan-kennedy-report">he clocked 19.67sec at the Australian championships in Sydney on Sunday.

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