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RNZ News
24-05-2025
- Sport
- RNZ News
Bowler Bloomfield works on Team Niue selection
Bloomfield follows through with her bowls at the New Zealand Nationals in early January 2025. She won the women's pairs title at the event. Photo: New Zealand Bowls Niue's bowler Olivia Bloomfield is continuing to build her own record and hoping she can still make it back into Team Niue Bowls for the 2026 Commonwealth Games. She led her fours team to retain their Queensland State women's fours title at the Sunshine Coast over four-days earlier this month. Bloomfield led her Bowls Gold Coast Tweed team through an unbeaten run at the tournament, which featured a total of 20 district teams. Bloomfield is now looking forward to secure her spot in Team Niue. Queensland Bowls said the Gold Coast Tweed women and men have reigned supreme winning back-to-back Division 1 Titles at Club Maroochy. "In the Women's Division 1, Gold Coast Tweed dominated the event by going through undefeated in nine sectional rounds and all three finals games to secure the Val Woodward Perpetual Shield," it said on their page. "They had a scare in the second finals game, scraping home by two shots over Moreton Bay." Olivia Bloomfield, right, with her Bowls Gold Coast Tweed team after they retained their women's title at the Sunshine Coast on Photo: Supplied Bloomfield, who earlier this year said she wants to make it back to the Niue team for the Commonwealth Games next year, said the competition is one of those she has been preparing for in Australia. The other two are the Queenland State Championships Women's Open pairs event on May 20-22 and then the singles competition, scheduled for May 23-25. "I am excited that I was able to skip our team and we were able to retain our title for the second consecutive year," she said. "Now I move on to the open pairs and singles event next week." She said her aim is to keep consistently performing well, hoping that Niue Bowls will be interested in offering her a spot in their national team. Niue Bowls vice president Catherine Papani had told RNZ Pacific earlier this year that Bloomfield, and others residing outside of the island, can represent Niue at anytime. Apart from having an impressive and consistent record, bowlers must also be financial members of the Niue Bowls Association. Papani said they are open to overseas-based Niueans from representing the country, adding that selection of players for World Bowls competitions requires players to be members of the country's association.
RNZ News
23-05-2025
- Sport
- RNZ News
Bolwer Bloomfield works on Team Niue selection
Bloomfield follows through with her bowls at the New Zealand Nationals in early January 2025. She won the women's pairs title at the event. Photo: New Zealand Bowls Niue's bowler Olivia Bloomfield is continuing to build her own record and hoping she can still make it back into Team Niue Bowls for the 2026 Commonwealth Games. She led her fours team to retain their Queensland State women's fours title at the Sunshine Coast over four-days earlier this month. Bloomfield led her Bowls Gold Coast Tweed team through an unbeaten run at the tournament, which featured a total of 20 district teams. Bloomfield is now looking forward to secure her spot in Team Niue. Queensland Bowls said the Gold Coast Tweed women and men have reigned supreme winning back-to-back Division 1 Titles at Club Maroochy. "In the Women's Division 1, Gold Coast Tweed dominated the event by going through undefeated in nine sectional rounds and all three finals games to secure the Val Woodward Perpetual Shield," it said on their page. "They had a scare in the second finals game, scraping home by two shots over Moreton Bay." Olivia Bloomfield, right, with her Bowls Gold Coast Tweed team after they retained their women's title at the Sunshine Coast on Photo: Supplied Bloomfield, who earlier this year said she wants to make it back to the Niue team for the Commonwealth Games next year, said the competition is one of those she has been preparing for in Australia. The other two are the Queenland State Championships Women's Open pairs event on May 20-22 and then the singles competition, scheduled for May 23-25. "I am excited that I was able to skip our team and we were able to retain our title for the second consecutive year," she said. "Now I move on to the open pairs and singles event next week." She said her aim is to keep consistently performing well, hoping that Niue Bowls will be interested in offering her a spot in their national team. Niue Bowls vice president Catherine Papani had told RNZ Pacific earlier this year that Bloomfield, and others residing outside of the island, can represent Niue at anytime. Apart from having an impressive and consistent record, bowlers must also be financial members of the Niue Bowls Association. Papani said they are open to overseas-based Niueans from representing the country, adding that selection of players for World Bowls competitions requires players to be members of the country's association.
Al Jazeera
15-04-2025
- Sport
- Al Jazeera
Who is Gout Gout, Australia's record-breaking teenage sprint sensation?
Gout Gout, a 17-year-old Australian sprinter, has taken the world by storm following his record-breaking runs in the country's school and national-level athletics championships over the past six months. His electric speed, lithe form on the track, and cheerful demeanour have drawn comparisons with some of the greatest athletes of all time, including Jamaica's Usain Bolt. Gout won the Australian 200-metre men's title with a wind-assisted timing of 19.84 seconds at the Australian Athletics Championships in Perth on Sunday. Here's what you need to know about the young sprint sensation and why he could be the next worldwide track and field superstar. Born to Monica and Bona on December 29, 2007, he is one of seven siblings in the Gout family who migrated to Australia from South Sudan in 2005 and settled in the eastern state of Queensland. In Gout's hometown Ipswich, Queensland, his school's experienced track and field coach Diane Sheppard swiftly took the young boy under her wing upon spotting his talent. His first taste of success came at the age of 13, when he won the 100-metre and 200-metre races in a school competition, but the lanky teenager remained humble and earned plaudits from his coach. 'My biggest thing with the kids is about being humble, and he has got it in bucket loads,' Sheppard told Australian Athletics in 2022. Despite his rapid rise on the track, it was not until December 2024 that the rest of the world took notice of his prodigious talent. YOU GOUT TO BE KIDDING! 💥⚡ 20.05 for World Lead ✅19.98 (+3.6) in the final for the fastest ever time by an Aussie in all conditions ✅ If Gout Gout hadn't already sent a thunderous message to the sprinting world, he has now at the Queensland State Championships. More to… — Australian Athletics (@AustralianAths) March 16, 2025Over the past three years, he has dominated the 100m and 200m races in Australia's age-group athletics championships, winning gold in both categories since the age of 15. The 1.83-metre (6-foot) athlete also won the 200m gold at the Oceania U18 Athletics Championships in 2024. When Gout clocked 20.04 seconds in the 200m race at the Australian All Schools Championships in December 2024, he became the fastest U16 200m runner in history. In the process, he surpassed Bolt's time of 20.13 and became the second-fastest 200m male athlete ever in the under-18 category. At the same competition, Gout won the 100m final in 10.17 seconds and broke the Australian U18 record. He's FLYING 😱 17-year-old Gout Gout blazes to 19.84 (+2.2) to win the senior men's 200m at the Australian Athletics Championships 😤 📸 @caseysims_ — World Athletics (@WorldAthletics) April 13, 2025While most of his record-breaking exploits have been at the national level, it is Gout's rapid rise and the remarkable progression in the 200m race that contributed to his growing popularity. Comparisons with Bolt, considered by many to be the greatest sprinter of all time, have contributed to the global media spotlight on the teenager, who is currently placed 30th in World Athletics' 200m rankings. According to Australian media, Gout has become a star and attracts attention when in public. 'The cork's out of the genie bottle now,' Gout's coach Sheppard was quoted as saying of his rising popularity in the past six months. Videos of Gout's exploits on the field have gone viral, with fans calling him the 'future of 200m'. Former Olympian and Athletics Australia President Jane Flemming has not shied away from comparing Gout with Bolt. 'If I've ever seen anybody run like Bolt and built like him, he [Gout] is it,' Flemming said. Gout is yet to compete in a senior World Athletics championship, but he could make his debut as early as July 2025 should Australian Athletics choose to send him. He believes that he can go even faster, and he may be onto something; his personal best in the 200m has drastically improved from 22.68 seconds in 2021 (aged 13) to less than 20 seconds in 2025. 'There is always pressure, but I am just running,' Gout says.
CNN
10-04-2025
- Sport
- CNN
17-year-old Gout Gout breaks 10-second barrier for 100m twice in same day
Australian sprinter Gout Gout, 17, broke the 10-second barrier for the 100 meters not once, but twice in the same day. The teenager, who had never dipped under the mark before, clocked 9.99 seconds in the under-20 100m heat before recording the same time in the final at the Australian Athletics Championships in Perth on Thursday. However, neither time will count as his official personal best as both were assisted by illegally high tailwinds. Going under 10 seconds for the first time is the latest achievement in Gout's promising young career, which began getting global attention after he ran the 100m in 10.57 seconds as a 14-year-old in 2022. He has already drawn comparisons with legendary sprinter Usain Bolt and is considered one of the fastest teenagers in the world. On Thursday, Gout initially blitzed through the heats, easing up over the finish line to save his energy for the final, where he clocked the exact same time. He didn't have the best start in the final but quickly raced away from his rivals. This time the teenager didn't ease up and continued to push before dipping over the line. His time in the heat was assisted by a 3.5m/s tailwind, while his final time was aided by a 2.6m/s tailwind. 'That's what I was hoping for. I didn't get the start I anticipated but I just focused on what I needed to focus on, got through my drive phase and kept driving and saw the clock, so can't be happier than that,' Gout said after the race when asked about breaking the 10-second barrier. Gout has enjoyed some hot form this year, running a world-leading time of 20.05 seconds in the 200m in March, just 0.01 outside his own Australian record which he set in December. He then followed it up by becoming the first-ever Australian to break the 20-second barrier for 200m, running 19.98 seconds in the Queensland State Championships. However, the time also won't stand as an official record because of illegal wind conditions (+3.6m/s). The speedy times have thrown Gout's name into the limelight and he's been touted as the heir to Bolt's throne. For Gout, though, it's all about taking things one step at a time. 'Obviously there are those moments when the media gets too much but, at this moment, I just let it sink in and focus on training, focus on my race and get the job done,' he said. Gout will be back at the same track to race in the men's 200m event on Sunday when he will look to record a new personal best.
CNN
10-04-2025
- Sport
- CNN
17-year-old Gout Gout breaks 10-second barrier for 100m twice in same day
Australian sprinter Gout Gout, 17, broke the 10-second barrier for the 100 meters not once, but twice in the same day. The teenager, who had never dipped under the mark before, clocked 9.99 seconds in the under-20 100m heat before recording the same time in the final at the Australian Athletics Championships in Perth on Thursday. However, neither time will count as his official personal best as both were assisted by illegally high tailwinds. Going under 10 seconds for the first time is the latest achievement in Gout's promising young career, which began getting global attention after he ran the 100m in 10.57 seconds as a 14-year-old in 2022. He has already drawn comparisons with legendary sprinter Usain Bolt and is considered one of the fastest teenagers in the world. On Thursday, Gout initially blitzed through the heats, easing up over the finish line to save his energy for the final, where he clocked the exact same time. He didn't have the best start in the final but quickly raced away from his rivals. This time the teenager didn't ease up and continued to push before dipping over the line. His time in the heat was assisted by a 3.5m/s tailwind, while his final time was aided by a 2.6m/s tailwind. 'That's what I was hoping for. I didn't get the start I anticipated but I just focused on what I needed to focus on, got through my drive phase and kept driving and saw the clock, so can't be happier than that,' Gout said after the race when asked about breaking the 10-second barrier. Gout has enjoyed some hot form this year, running a world-leading time of 20.05 seconds in the 200m in March, just 0.01 outside his own Australian record which he set in December. He then followed it up by becoming the first-ever Australian to break the 20-second barrier for 200m, running 19.98 seconds in the Queensland State Championships. However, the time also won't stand as an official record because of illegal wind conditions (+3.6m/s). The speedy times have thrown Gout's name into the limelight and he's been touted as the heir to Bolt's throne. For Gout, though, it's all about taking things one step at a time. 'Obviously there are those moments when the media gets too much but, at this moment, I just let it sink in and focus on training, focus on my race and get the job done,' he said. Gout will be back at the same track to race in the men's 200m event on Sunday when he will look to record a new personal best.
