Sydney, July 9, 2026 (AFP) - Australian sprint star Gout out of U20 worlds with hamstring tear

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2026-07-09

Teenage Australian sprint star Gout Gout on Thursday pulled out of next month's under-20 world championships after suffering a serious hamstring injury in training. The 18-year-old has set the athletics world alight with a series of scorching runs. He won the 200m at the Australian championships in April in 19.67sec, faster than Usain Bolt at the same age, and made his Diamond League debut last month in Oslo. Gout chose to skip the Commonwealth G......

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