“Moves Like Usain Bolt”: South Sudanese Wonderkid Runs 100m in 10 Seconds

• Australian teenage sprinter Gout Gout is getting praise online after a video of him running 100m in 10.29 seconds emerged
• The youngster, whose parents are South Sudanese, demolished the field to win during the Queensland Athletics Championships
• He has been compared to Usain Bolt, with some predicting a bright future if he continues to improve

A video of an Australian sprinter with South Sudanese heritage, Gout Gout, destroying the field in the 100m has emerged.

The 16-year-old dominated his opponents at the 2024 Queensland Athletics Championships to win in 10.29 seconds.

Fans online were impressed by his time and ability, with some comparing him to Usain Bolt.

In the video, Gout was slow off the blocks, but after hitting top speed, he blew the competition away, winning by more than half a second, which is incredible in 100m standard.

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Earlier in the year, Gout set a personal best of 20.69 seconds in the 200m, and some feel the 200m is his best race due to his top-end speed, per World Athletics.

In 2023, the teenage prodigy broke the Australian under-18 men’s 200m record.

“It means a lot because I‘ve been training so much for this,” Gout said after the record, per Nine.com.au. I was really nervous. The gun went, and I was good and I just kept pushing. It’s like you can’t feel any ground contact, it feels like you are floating."

Gout's parents migrated to Australia from South Sudan two years before he was born, and some have predicted a bright future for the youngster.

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Fans reactions to Gout's performance

@dan_quinn86:

"He’s also run a 20.69 200m which is arguably even more impressive. Rapid!"

@matias:

"Gout Gout? More like Goat Goat."

@TanouDiallo18:

"The way he runs and leaves opponents behind him, remind us a legend. Usain Bolt."

@amourab:

"This is impressive for a 16-year-old. If properly managed, he will dominate Olympic soon."

@capt_shegs:

"With constant training, he might beat Usain Bolt’s record of 9.58."

@shafiihamidu:

"I will like to see him go 200m. As it shows in this video, his acceleration is increasing from 60m up ward. Bolt should be worried."

Scientists analyse Bolt's 100m record

Earlier, Legit.ng reported that Usain Bolt's world records came under renewed focus when sprinters took to Stade de France for the 100m and 200m races in Paris.

The Sports Biomechanics at the University of Bath conducted a study to determine if any current athlete could ever be faster than Bolt.

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Scientists Polly McGuigan and Aki Salo believe a combination of genetics and training will one day see someone record a run of under 9 seconds.

Source: TUKO.co.ke