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Daily Mail
a day ago
- Sport
- Daily Mail
Aussie sprint sensation Gout Gout impresses in Monaco across 200m - as he remains unbeaten in Europe
The remarkable Gout Gout story speeds on, with the Australian wonder teen producing another blistering performance to further his European track education in Monaco. Taking part in an invitation 200 metres at the prestigious Diamond League meeting at the Stade Louis II in the Principality during his school holidays on Friday, the teenage Australian phenomenon raced away to another striking win in 20.10 seconds into a headwind. The Queenslander, 17, who had enjoyed a remarkable European debut when he clocked an Australian record of 20.02 in the Czech town of Ostrava just over two weeks ago, may have challenged the 20sec barrier again if not disadvantaged by the 1.9m/sec wind in his face. But he was delighted to maintain his European unbeaten record as he sped away off the bend to leave South African Naeem Jack (20.42) and Botswana's Busang Collen Kebinatshipi (20.28) trailing in his wake. 'My top-end speed is my secret, so I've just got to focus on the first 100, first 50, and once I get out of that bend, I know I can run people down,' Gout beamed afterwards. 'So stay relaxed, stay focused, and just power through.' Just like your average teenager, Gout Gout used his school holidays to make his Diamond League debut 😉 Hear the global sensation talk about his win in the Men's Under-23 200m. #AthleticsNation — Australian Athletics (@AustralianAths) July 11, 2025 The youngster will now head back to school in Queensland after his enjoyable first experience of top European meetings in good spirits, with his first trip to a senior world championships in Japan in September very much still on track. 'I am pretty satisfied, I just got told that it was into a headwind. I ran pretty decent, so I am happy with that,' he shrugged. 'I haven't competed much this season since I have to go to school, I will be back on Monday. During the holidays is the time to compete for me.' This was Gout's first taste of the atmosphere at a big Diamond League meeting, one of the most high-profile on the circuit, but he had no intention of making his debut in the League 200m race, which was won by Olympic 100m champion Noah Lyles in a sizzling 19.88, also into a slightly less strong 0.8m/sec headwind. 'I didn't compete in the main race because I just want to slowly get used to it, there is no point putting me in big races when I am running at the World Championships,' explained the youngster. 'The goal now is to go out there and have a little bit of fun.' Gout's run was just one of another series of impressive outings by Australian athletes, as Jess Hull and Peter Bol both shattered national records. Twelve months to the day since breaking the 2000m world record at the same meeting, Olympic metric mile silver medallist Hull finished third in the 1000m behind Kenyan Nelly Chepchirchir (2:29.77) in 2:30.96, beating the previous national mark by two seconds. In one of the fastest 800m races in Diamond League history, Bol was fourth in 1:42.55, improving his own Australian record by more than a second, as Kenyan Emmanuel Wanyonyi clocked a world-leading time of 1:41.44. 'I'm resilient, I've always been,' Bol said post race. I've overcome a lot over the last few years, they were pretty bad for me, but I'm back and I'm better. An Australian record? I can't be any happier.'
Reuters
a day ago
- Sport
- Reuters
Lyles wins Tebogo rematch, Wanyonyi tops high class 800m at Monaco Diamond League
MONACO, July 11 (Reuters) - American Noah Lyles made an impressive season debut in the 200 metres to beat Olympic champion Letsile Tebogo at the Monaco Diamond League meeting on Friday, where Kenyan Emmanuel Wanyonyi outclassed a high-class 800 metres field. An injury-hampered campaign had raised doubts over three-times world 200m champion Lyles's chances of defending his title in Tokyo in September, but the 100m Olympic gold medallist responded to the doubters in style. Lyles finished third over 200m in Paris last year but shortly after finishing the race won by Botswana's Tebogo the American said he had COVID-19, and the pair had not faced each other since then. Tebogo was quick out of the blocks and stuck with Lyles around the bend with the two side by side going into the home straight but the American pulled away in the final 50 metres to win in 19.88 seconds with Tebogo coming home in 19.97. "I put myself in the fire for that one coming back against Tebogo," Lyles said. "I didn't feel any pressure, I don't see any reason to put pressure on myself, that's what we love to do." As defending champion, Lyles does not need to worry about qualifying from the U.S. championships at the end of July, and will head to London to compete in the 100m next week. "I am going to go to the London Diamond League. I have been missing to compete for the last few weeks. "I was watching Prefontaine and I wanted to be there but we wanted first to make sure that I am healthy and fully able to compete." The highly anticipated men's 800m, which featured all eight Olympic finalists from Paris, was expected to threaten David Rudisha's world record of 1:40.91 which has stood since 2012. Olympic champion Wanyonyi hit the front down the back straight, opening up an unassailable gap and finishing in a time of 1:41.44, ahead of American Josh Hoey, who failed to make last year's Olympics but won the world indoor title in March. "The 800m is now very competitive so I need to push even harder than usual on my trainings," Wanyonyi said. "Sometimes I am thinking about the world record. I think I can break it in the future." Femke Bol is now unbeaten in 28 Diamond League 400m hurdles races after the Dutchwoman sailed to a world lead and meeting record of 51.95 seconds. The 2016 Olympic champion Dalilah Muhammad, racing in her final season, set the early pace but Bol looked comfortable and eased into the lead rounding the final bend. Olympic champion Paulino Marileidy had to battle down the home straight before catching American 21-year-old Aaliyah Butler in the closing metres to win the women's 400 flat. "It felt amazing to be so close to Paulino, to know that all the work I am putting in is coming out with amazing results," Butler said. Olympic gold medallist Masai Russell continues to struggle since breaking the American record in early May, finishing fourth in the women's 100m hurdles won by Jamaica's Megan Tapper. Russell also finished fourth in Eugene on Saturday. Two-times Olympic and world pole vault champion Mondo Duplantis was the only athlete to clear six metres, setting a meeting record of 6.05, but failed in his three attempts at 6.29 to break the world record for a 13th time. In the final race of the evening, St Lucian Julien Alfred bounced back from her defeat in Eugene to win the women's 100m, with the Olympic champion posting 10.79.
CNA
a day ago
- Sport
- CNA
Lyles wins Tebogo rematch, Wanyonyi tops high class 800m at Monaco Diamond League
MONACO :American Noah Lyles made an impressive season debut in the 200 metres to beat Olympic champion Letsile Tebogo at the Monaco Diamond League meeting on Friday, where Kenyan Emmanuel Wanyonyi outclassed a high-class 800 metres field. An injury-hampered campaign had raised doubts over three-times world 200m champion Lyles's chances of defending his title in Tokyo in September, but the 100m Olympic gold medallist responded to the doubters in style. Lyles finished third over 200m in Paris last year but shortly after finishing the race won by Botswana's Tebogo the American said he had COVID-19, and the pair had not faced each other since then. Tebogo was quick out of the blocks and stuck with Lyles around the bend with the two side by side going into the home straight but the American pulled away in the final 50 metres to win in 19.88 seconds with Tebogo coming home in 19.97. "I put myself in the fire for that one coming back against Tebogo," Lyles said. "I didn't feel any pressure, I don't see any reason to put pressure on myself, that's what we love to do." As defending champion, Lyles does not need to worry about qualifying from the U.S. championships at the end of July, and will head to London to compete in the 100m next week. "I am going to go to the London Diamond League. I have been missing to compete for the last few weeks. "I was watching Prefontaine and I wanted to be there but we wanted first to make sure that I am healthy and fully able to compete." WANYONYI PUSHING FOR WORLD RECORD The highly anticipated men's 800m, which featured all eight Olympic finalists from Paris, was expected to threaten David Rudisha's world record of 1:40.91 which has stood since 2012. Olympic champion Wanyonyi hit the front down the back straight, opening up an unassailable gap and finishing in a time of 1:41.44, ahead of American Josh Hoey, who failed to make last year's Olympics but won the world indoor title in March. "The 800m is now very competitive so I need to push even harder than usual on my trainings," Wanyonyi said. "Sometimes I am thinking about the world record. I think I can break it in the future." Femke Bol is now unbeaten in 28 Diamond League 400m hurdles races after the Dutchwoman sailed to a world lead and meeting record of 51.95 seconds. The 2016 Olympic champion Dalilah Muhammad, racing in her final season, set the early pace but Bol looked comfortable and eased into the lead rounding the final bend. Olympic champion Paulino Marileidy had to battle down the home straight before catching American 21-year-old Aaliyah Butler in the closing metres to win the women's 400 flat. "It felt amazing to be so close to Paulino, to know that all the work I am putting in is coming out with amazing results," Butler said. Olympic gold medallist Masai Russell continues to struggle since breaking the American record in early May, finishing fourth in the women's 100m hurdles won by Jamaica's Megan Tapper. Russell also finished fourth in Eugene on Saturday. Two-times Olympic and world pole vault champion Mondo Duplantis was the only athlete to clear six metres, setting a meeting record of 6.05, but failed in his three attempts at 6.29 to break the world record for a 13th time. In the final race of the evening, St Lucian Julien Alfred bounced back from her defeat in Eugene to win the women's 100m, with the Olympic champion posting 10.79.
CBC
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- CBC
American sprint star Noah Lyles's surprise outdoor season debut comes later than expected — but right on time
Social Sharing I'll admit I felt underwhelmed when I first perused the start list for the men's 200 metres at this Friday's Diamond League track meet in Monaco. Letsile Tebogo's name and résumé stood out, obviously. He won gold at this distance in Paris last summer, and established this year's world leading time when he ran 19.76 to win the Prefontaine Classic last Saturday. The rest of the field featured world-class performers, but nobody we can count on to run 19.70. It looked less like the type of high-stakes showdown that makes Diamond League streams appointment viewing for track fans, and more like a showcase for Tebogo fresh off his win in Oregon. So I headed back to Instagram, where I spend too much of my free time and get too much of my news, and learned about an important update. Noah Lyles, the Olympic 100-metre champion, and, if attention is currency, the richest man in track and field, had just signed on to run the 200 in Monaco. Suddenly his recent Instagram posts, featuring him on a therapy table, getting twisted like a pretzel by a medical professional, made much more sense. Lyles was in final tune up mode, ready, at last, to start his 2025 outdoor season. WATCH | How will Noah Lyles fare in season debut in Monaco? How will Noah Lyles fare in season debut in Monaco? 2 hours ago Duration 5:36 It qualified as a mild surprise, because, as far as we knew, he was slated to open up July 19 at a Diamond League meet in London. But the timing was impeccable nevertheless. Midway through the summer, here comes a main character to energize the test of the season. With the sport in a turbulent spot, given the turmoil at Grand Slam Track and the Turkish federation recruiting stars from other countries, track and field's best-known American star reappears to provide a splash of brand recognition and mainstream appeal in the run up to world championships in September. Besides an outdoor season soft launch at the Tom Jones Invitational, where he ran an open 400 and a leg on the 4x100 relay, we haven't seen Lyles in competition since early February. In his absence the sport hasn't moved on without him, but it has definitely kept moving. In the U.S., Kenny Bednarek used Grand Slam Track's aborted season to establish himself as a dual medal threat. Going 6-for-6 in 100 and 200-metre finals. Veteran sprinter Trayvon Bromell appears, yet again, to have bounced back from lower-leg injuries, running 9.84 in June to win Diamond League Rome. That time held up as the world lead until Jamaican trials in late June, where Kishane Thompson ran 9.80 in the semis, then laid down a 9.75 in the final. That's the fastest 100m clocking since 2015. And in the 200, Tebogo worked through some early-season injuries and delivered that breakout race at Prefontaine. Where's Noah been? While his rivals have spent the spring and early summer posting top-tier results, what has Lyles been running? His mouth, mostly. At least in public. It's not his fault. In mid May he was scheduled to compete in a 150m race at Piedmont Park in Atlanta, but scratched from that event. He didn't cite a specific injury but explained to NBC's Lewis Johnson that he had a tight ankle, and didn't want to risk further damage. It's the only sensible move to make when your brand is built on footspeed, and your footspeed depends on health. During his time away from racing, Lyles has kept himself visible in other ways. Last month he appeared on Cam Newton's podcast, to explain the business of track and field to the retired NFL star, and to gripe about the ways his current deal with Adidas falls short. He returned to a familiar talking point – that the Germany-based company created a signature shoe for NBA star Anthony Edwards but not for Lyles, a 10-time world and Olympic medallist. WATCH | Could Tyreek Hill challenge Noah Lyles? CBC Sports' Athletics North discusses: Could NFL star Tyreek Hill realistically challenge Noah Lyles? 21 days ago Duration 7:00 Hosts Perdita Felicien and Aaron Brown debate whether the Miami Dolphins receiver could possibly beat the defending Olympic champion in a 60m race. It looks like a glaring double standard until you remember that most people who buy basketball shoes wear them for fashion, and that Edwards is an all-star in mainstream sport, with the predictable visibility that accompanies a defined schedule. Lyles is a marquee performer in a niche sport that has a limited market for its on-field gear. And his competition schedule, as we're seeing this season, is extremely flexible. The setup functions well if you're working through a minor injury, but diminishes your value as a walking advertisement for new mass-market shoes. Later in June he popped up in Cannes, working the room at Sport Beach, and, as he explained to Sports Business Journal, building his off-the-track brand. "There's countless things that I want to do," he said. "It's been hard just to do them in the space of track and field." And of course he teased a 60-metre match race against NFL star Tyreek Hill. He even said the pair had settled on a date and location before plans for the event fell apart. Opinion If thirst for attention were an Olympic event, there'd be a photo finish between Tyreek Hill and Noah Lyles The idea that two individuals could, over the course of a few weeks, organize a race in Central Park, where logistics, equipment and permits could cost millions of dollars and countless hours, strains credulity. It's fair to wonder how close Lyles and Hill ever were to making this race happen, but the speculation about it served another purpose for the Olympic champ. It kept his name circulating among mainstream sports fans until it was time to start racing again. Thankfully, that time has arrived. This isn't to tell Lyles he should just Shut Up And Run, but it's a point of fact that his public profile and off-track brand depend on performance. Friday in Monaco he has a chance to remind us why he's special. The world is overflowing with people spewing bad takes. Many days, I'm one of them. But how many people on the planet can run 9.8 and 19.5? Sometimes the answer is "one" or "two." It's rarely ever three. Right now, as far as we know, Lyles is on that list. He'll have a chance to reaffirm his super-elite status at worlds in September, where he's pre-qualified, thanks to his double-gold performance in Budapest in 2023. Those world titles also earned him the privilege of starting the 2025 outdoor season whenever it made sense for him.
Independent Singapore
26-06-2025
- Sport
- Independent Singapore
'Another national record!' — Gout Gout sets new Australian 200m record in Ostrava
Photo: Australian teenage sprinter Gout Gout made history in his first-ever senior international competition at the Ostrava Golden Spike as he set a new Australian national record of 20.02 seconds in the 200 metres. The young athlete also improved his previous record by two-hundredths of a second. At the World Athletics Continental Tour Gold meet in the Czech Republic, the 17-year-old athlete finished 0.17 seconds ahead of Reynier Mena from Cuba. Briton Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake was third with a final time of 20.60 seconds. Gout has had the chance to compete internationally in under-20 and under-18 competitions in the past seasons, but the Ostrava meet was his debut senior race outside Australia. For the record, this was the venue where Bolt was scheduled to make his European debut as a 17-year-old in 2004. However, a hamstring injury stopped him from competing. After his impressive win, Gout admitted: 'I've felt stronger in training these last couple of months and I've felt good since I got to Europe last Thursday.' He added: 'I knew Mena would come hard at me the first 100, but I was confident I'd be close enough to come home strongly in the second part of the race, which is, of course, my stronger part… I felt calm but strong as I came off the turn and was confident I'd be strong enough to get the win. Another national record; pretty happy with that. It's not a bad first up in Europe.' Because of his exceptional performances in the field, Gout Gout has been included in the Australian team at the World Championships in Tokyo this coming September. On social media, World Athletics shared Gout's achievement, saying: 'Dream European debut ✨… Australia's @ powers to 20.02 in the men's 200m at @zlatatretra 😎 First senior race abroad ✅. First race ever in Europe ✅. First senior win abroad ✅. Breaks area record ✅.' Netizens were quick to congratulate the rising sprinter, leaving a flood of encouraging comments under the video. Many praised his impressive performance and potential, with one remarking, 'New star was born 🔥🔥 keep going 💪.' Another wrote, 'Congrats, Gout! Smashing the Aussie record in your first senior race in Europe is huge. I'm proud to be part of your journey and can't wait for what's next. Keep smashing it!' Others added, 'This kid is goin' places, he will go far,' and 'The kid got IT🔥.' One fan even joked, 'How did the camera capture him 🤔 faster than sight 🔥🔥🔥🔥.' Others saw Gout Gout's resemblance to legend Usain Bolt. 'His form looks like Bolt's,' one observed, while another declared, 'The future Bolt🔥.'
