Overview

• Gout Gout, 17, has been named to Australia’s team for a first senior world championships appearance in Tokyo.
• He is entered only in the 200m, skipping the 100m and the 4x100m relay due to qualification choices and school obligations.
• The 200m schedule is set with heats on Sept. 17, semi-finals on Sept. 18, and the final on Sept. 19 at the National Stadium.
• Gout holds the Australian and Oceania 200m record at 20.02 seconds from June’s Ostrava Golden Spike, with Tokyo marking just his second senior race abroad.
• Season lists place his 20.02 at roughly equal-20th, and coach Di Sheppard is phasing strength work as he completes Year 12 in Ipswich.