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Junior star Gout Gout announces himself on world stage

Sprint sensation Gout Gout has lived up to the hype by qualifying for the 200m semi-finals at the world championships.

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Oblique Seville backs current sprint crop to get down to 9.6sec but says Bolt will always be best

The world champion said it was ‘only matter of time’ to reach 9.6sec for 100m and dismissed the effect of Noah Lyles’s mind games

The Guardian - UK

Gout Gout avoids the big guns on debut at worlds

Gout Gout will have the eyes of the athletics world upon him when he makes his senior international debut in the 200m on Wednesday.

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I get out of breath walking up the stairs these days, admits Usain Bolt

The legendary Jamaican sprinter feels his generation was ‘just more talented’ than today’s, though he no longer runs and is ‘into Lego now’

The Guardian - UK

Usain Bolt on his track greatness: "I wanted to set high standards and I did"

On the night track turned to Jamaica once again to find the World’s Fastest Man, the greatest Jamaican sprinter was in a sky box in the stadium — his presence literally hovering over a sport that hasn’t been the same since he left

The Independent UK

Gout Gout aiming very high for the 200m in Tokyo

Gout Gout has wowed the world's athletics media ahead of his major senior championships debut.

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Jamaica’s Oblique Seville powers to world 100m glory in front of Usain Bolt

Bolt, the last Jamaican to win this title a decade ago, was in attendance at the Japan National Stadium and was treated to a Jamaican one-two.

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Seville shines brightest in men's 100m boilover

With legendary countryman Usain Bolt watching on, Jamaican Oblique Seville claimed the men's 100m title at the world championships.

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World Athletics Championship: Jamaica’s Oblique Seville wins men’s 100m gold

Seville led home a Jamaican one-two as Olympic champion Noah Lyles had to settle for bronze.

The Independent UK

Seville Wins Tokyo 100m For First Jamaican Men's Sprint Title In 10 Years

Oblique Seville won Jamaica's first men's world 100m title in 10 years after outpacing Kishane Thompson and defending champion Noah Lyles for gold in Tokyo on Sunday.

International Business Times

Oblique Seville rips 100m field apart to deliver worlds glory and gold to Jamaica

Oblique Seville scorched to the world 100m gold in a personal best, leading a Jamaican one-two ahead of Kishane Thompson

The Guardian - UK

How YouTube broke professional athletics

IN DEPTH: In a struggling sport, big brands are increasingly investing their money in streamers and influencers rather than star athletes – Alan Smith looks at how they must adapt to the new reality or lose out

The Independent UK

Study predicts Usain Bolt would have run 100m in 9.42sec in super spikes

University of Massachusetts data analysis showed Olympic legend Usain Bolt could have run 0.16 seconds quicker over 100m in new super spikes

The Guardian - UK

Usain Bolt 'not worried' about records being broken by today's cast of sprinters

In the 16 years since Usain Bolt posted his world records in the 100 and 200 meters, nobody has really come close to toppling them

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Usain Bolt's message to Gout Gout ahead of worlds debut

Usain Bolt has delivered a simple piece of advice to Gout Gout as the Australian teenage sprint sensation prepares for his first world championships.

The Guardian - AU

‘You’ve grown’: Gout Gout reaches new heights in his bid to emulate Bolt

The Australian sprint sensation is beginning to catch up with Usain Bolt’s times, and also catching up to the towering Jamaican in height

The Guardian - UK

Relocating Notting Hill carnival would kill it off, says Usain Bolt on first visit

Olympian joins in Europe’s biggest street party, the future of which is at risk from lack of sponsors and funding

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Australia buoyed by Gout's Commonwealth Games signal

One year out from the 2026 Commonwealth Games, Australian officials have been buoyed by Gout Gout's indication that he will run in Glasgow.

The Guardian - AU

Gout Gout to make international debut with sights set on Tokyo world titles

The Australian will take an important step this week against a formidable field on his international senior debut in the Czech Republic

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Who let the dogs out: how to start (and how not to start) canicross running

What happened when I started trail running with my four-legged friend, Finley

Sports Illustrated

How Fast Is Kylian Mbappé? Breaking Down His Incredible Speed

How fast is Kylian Mbappé? Discover the top speeds of the French superstar, how he compares to other players, and what makes him one of the quickest in soccer.

Al Jazeera

Who is Gout Gout, Australia’s record-breaking teenage sprint sensation?

Al Jazeera’s lowdown on the 17-year-old sprinter of South Sudanese heritage who is drawing comparisons with Usain Bolt.

The Guardian - AU

Gout Gout’s winds of change whip Australian athletics into frenzy

Tailwinds are robbing the teenage sprint sensation of astonishing times but his rise is part of a wider shift

AAP

Australia's sprint renaissance set to go next level

Australian sprint stars Gout Gout and Lachlan Kennedy will be aiming to break new ground when they next compete in Perth.

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