Australian schoolboy sprinter Gout Gout has mentioned he would contemplate his first world championships a hit if he ran a private finest within the 200m in Tokyo, no matter the place he finishes.
The massive-striding 17-year-old earned comparisons with sprinting nice Usain Bolt after breaking the long-standing Australian 200m document and working a string of different quick instances over the previous yr.
He improved his 200m document to twenty.02 seconds in Ostrava in June and mentioned he was excited concerning the prospect of arising towards the very best on the earth on the Nationwide Stadium, the place the heats begin on Wednesday.
“I undoubtedly suppose PB-ing, no matter the place I come, is certainly a giant success,” he advised reporters in Tokyo on Monday.
“And hopefully, if I could make it on the semi, that’s even better. After which if I make it into the ultimate, that’s a giant success.”
Regardless of taking a giant step up in Tokyo only a yr after working on the earth junior championships, Gout mentioned he wouldn’t be intimidated.