Gout Gout has confirmed he is aiming to perform at the 2032 Olympics in Brisbane, as American athlete Noah Lyles points out the ‘perfect storm’ of the prestigious event coming to his home country.
The Australian has been stunning athletics fans across the globe with his performances recently, and he is aiming to break even more records in his road to his first Olympic Games. The 17-year-old currently holds the record in the 200-metre sprint, with a time of 20.04 seconds set in 2024 at the Australian All Schools Athletics Championship.
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This broke Usain Bolt’s previous record in the same race, which was a time of 20.13 seconds set back in 2003.
Gout’s meteoric rise in fame has caught the attention of American sprinter Noah Lyles, who is a six-time World Champion, Olympic gold medallist, and third fastest man of all time with a personal best of 19.31 seconds in the 100-metre sprint.
During an appearance on the Beyond the Records podcast with Lyles and American hurdler Grant Holloway, Gout opened up about his ambitions to create his own legacy and be the next athlete young people look up to.
He said: “I’m trying to be the next Gout Gout and obviously being compared to Usain Bolt [is amazing]. Everyone wants to be the next star, basically, and Usain Bolt’s the best sprinter, the best athlete, so being compared to him is obviously great.
Gout Gout of Queensland.
The teenager has big plans for his future
“But then, I’m Gout Gout, so I want to be able to make my name as big as his name and obviously, people younger [than me] would be like ‘you’re going to be the next Gout Gout’ so yeah, I want to be like that.”
Lyles went on to discuss the next few Olympic Games, stating that the event being held in Australia in 2032 is the “perfect storm brewing” for Gout, as he questioned whether that was in the teenager’s mind right now.
Gout said: “That’s the end goal for sure, so pretty much like running there and obviously LA, which is in 2028, so your hometown or not, your home country.
Noah Lyles and Grant Holloway.
Lyles can see the young athlete going places in the future
“So, looking forward to that and obviously I’ll be aiming to head there and World Championships this year in Tokyo. I got the qualifier obviously so I’m aiming to be there as well and 2032 [Olympics] yeah, that’s where I’m at for sure.”
The teen sprinting sensation confirmed he is planning to compete in the next two Olympic Games, likely against Lyles himself – at least in 2028, as the American joked that he “might be on his way out” come the 2032 Games.
By 2032, Gout will be turning 24 years old and Lyles will be turning 35 – and Holloway added: “I won’t be there – I’ll be in the stands”, given that he will also be turning 35 years old by the time the Brisbane Games comes along.
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