That the two quickest men in Stawell on Monday could not even get to the final would suggest the handicappers had a howler.
John Evans isn’t sure what the bigger achievement will be – telling his kids he won the Stawell Gift,or telling them that the day he did it,he beat Gout Gout.
Twice as many people as last year came just to see the heats. They came to see one person – the man whose name they chanted as he stood on the blocks. This was the day Gout Gout came to the Stawell Gift.
Local businessman Sandy McGregor has also offered to continue to support Gout with training and travel after Stawell.
Another day,another stunning development in Australian sprinting:This time with Gout Gout winning the 200 metres in sub-20 seconds after Lachie Kennedy was disqualified.
Like Rohan Browning on Saturday night,Peter Bol stepped out of Gout Gout’s shadow as if to say,“Remember me?” in setting a new national record after years of drama.
Rohan Browning and Torrie Lewis won the men’s and women’s 100-metre finals in Perth by mere thousandths of seconds.
Lachlan Kennedy ran the second-fastest time by an Australian ever – 10 seconds flat – a night after Gout Gout got the coveted single-figure time with a tailwind. This is some rivalry.
While not official times,Gout has now broken the 10-second barrier for the 100m. Who knows how fast he might run in his pet event;the 200m.
Australian sprint star Gout Gout speaks to the media after running under 10 seconds in the 100m at the national championships in Perth,with an illegal tailwind.
Lightning doesn’t strike twice,but Gout Gout did. The schoolboy phenomenon broke 10 seconds over 100 metres twice just two hours apart at the national championships in Perth.