Gout Gout to miss World U20 Championships due to hamstring injury

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  • Australian suffers muscle tear during training in Brisbane

  • 18-year-old vows to return in 2027 ‘better and faster and stronger’

Australian sprint sensation Gout Gout has pulled out of the 2026 World Athletics U20 Championships and will be sidelined for the rest of the year after suffering a serious hamstring tear.

The 18-year-old had set his sights on becoming a 200m under-20 world champion in August but will now be forced to watch from afar after announcing the shock injury news in a social media post.

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