Source :- PERTH NOW NEWS
Gout Gout has become the first Australian to legally break the 20-second mark over 200m, smashing his own national record in the process.
The 18-year-old ran 19.67 at Sydney Olympic Park to win back-to-back 200m national titles on Sunday.
It is the first time Gout has run sub-20 legally, having done so with an illegal tailwind last year.
It smashed his own national record of 20.02, a mark also bettered by runner-up Aidan Murphy (19.88) on Sunday.
Gout’s great rival Lachlan Kennedy wasn’t in the field, withdrawing from the event after clocking 9.96 for the second time in as many days to win his first national 100m title.
While Kennedy has punched his ticket to the Commonwealth Games, Gout won’t be in Glasgow after choosing to focus instead on the 200m at the world under-20 championships.
