Standing where Usain Bolt does might be the pinnacle of 100 and 200m sprinting. For years, the man has dominated those disciplines, earning the title of greatest of all time. The legend retired in 2017, and yet 8 years later, his records stand as words etched in stone. But Gout Gout dared to scribble one off. At the Australian All Schools Championships, at just 16 years of age, the Aussie clocked a time of 20.04 seconds in the 200m, breaking not one but two legends’ records.

One was Peter Norman’s 1968 Australian record of 20.06 seconds, becoming the fastest sprinter in Oceania. The second being Bolt’s under-17 200m time of 20.13 seconds, setting a new world record for 16-year-olds. Now, as he gears up for the Tokyo World Championship, which is due to start tomorrow, the GOAT himself

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