24-10-2025 10:45 via theguardian.com

Gout Gout breaks record to end school sprint career and magic year on high

Gout breaks his own 400m meet record to win in a personal-best 46.14sThe 17-year-old thanks his coach as he signs off as a schoolboy athleteAthletics prodigy Gout Gout farewelled his junior career and one of the most dazzling years on the track for an Australian sprinter with sadness and gratitude.The 17-year-old thanked his coach, Di Sheppard, and Ipswich Grammar school for the wild ride as he signed off as a schoolboy athlete by breaking his own meet record at the GPS Track and Field champions
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