Teenage sprint sensation Gout Gout has quickly become one of the most recognisable faces in Aussie athletics, but that hasn't stopped a prominent newspaper from making a glaring error. The Age newspaper has issued an apology for mistaking Gout for his fellow Aussie athlete Peter Bol on Sunday.
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The publication ran a feature story on Gout's new deal with Adidas, but used a shot of Bol instead of the young gun at the top right of the edition's front page. Sports fans were quick to spot the blunder and took to social media to call it out. Channel Seven's Jason Richardson posted an image of the front page to X alongside the comment: 'Ummm, that's Pete Bol.'.
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Another user replied: 'How embarrassing.'. The Age newspaper has apologised for mistaking Gout Gout for his fellow Aussie athlete Peter Bol over the weekend (top right). Gout Gout dominated at the recent Australian All Schools Athletics Championship in Brisbane, stamping himself as the country's hottest prospect in years.
Journalist Caleb Bond posted: 'Wow. Disgraceful racism from The Age.'. In a statement on the matter, Nine apologised for the mistake. 'We sincerely apologise to Peter Bol and Gout Gout for the error made during the cropping of a photo featuring both athletes,' the statement read.
'A correction and apology will appear in tomorrow's [Tuesday's] newspaper, and the incorrect photo is being removed from the digital edition of the Sunday Age.'. The 16-year-old smashed Peter Norman's 56-year Australian All Schools Athletics Championships record in the 200m final last weekend, recording a blistering time of 20.04.
