Just days after warning Noah Lyles he was coming for the world and Olympic champion, teenage sprint sensation Gout Gout has achieved a mark that has eluded the US track star.
In a rare outing over 400m at the Joanna Stone Shield meet in Brisbane on Saturday, Gout clocked 46.20s, almost a second under Lyles’ personal best for the distance and the fastest under-18 time by an Australian for 35 years.
During the training stint, the pair engaged in some spirited banter in a podcast during which Lyles welcomed Gout’s declaration that he intended to upset the American, possibly as soon as this year’s world championships in Tokyo.
Gout recently returned from a Florida training camp with Lyles and the American’s coach Lance Brauman.
Gout’s next outing will be at the Queensland titles in mid-March ahead of the Maurie Plant meet in Melbourne on March 29.
