Gout Gout’s future races towards him as he introduces himself to the world | Jack Snape
Results show the 17-year-old sprint sensation is ready for more than what Australia can offer as his team put the brakes on his rise to stardom
In the arc of life, childhood slips by in an instant. Faster, if you are Gout Gout. Already the swiftest in Australia, he is crouched on the cusp of adulthood, soon to cross the threshold into what may come next.
The 17-year-old sprinter will not complete high school in Brisbane’s suburbs until the end of this year, but in the sporting realm he graduates this week. At a first major senior meet, at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, expectations abound.