Gout Gout has ‘kicked on further’ amid hype and busy upcoming schedule
- Australian teenager back in action this weekend in Queensland
- Maurie Plant meet and Stawell Gift to follow for 17-year-old sprinter
The emergence of Gout Gout has electrified the Australian athletics calendar which launches into the Queensland Championships this weekend, before 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 program this weekend in Brisbane as part of a schedule that balances experience-building under-20 races with high-profile opens contests.