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1:59.30: Kenyan shatters world record in new marathon territory
Sabastian Sawe of Kenya has become the first person to break the fabled two-hour barrier in the marathon, smashing the men’s world record by 65 seconds in London.
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- Australians in sport
The numbers that show just how impressive Gout’s 200m record is
The second half of Gout Gout’s 200-metre, record-breaking race on Sunday was well under 10 seconds and quicker than Usain Bolt ran his final 100m when he broke the world record.
- Michael Gleeson
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- Commonwealth Games
A sprinting golden age arrives on seismic weekend for Australian athletics
Gout Gout and Lachie Kennedy were supposed to go head-to-head; instead they went stride for stride, record for record in a showcase weekend for Australian athletics. This isn’t a rivalry, it’s an era.
- Michael Gleeson
British broadsheets, German TV, French radio: He’s just a teen, but Gout is taking the world by storm in Tokyo
Gout Gout wants to break 20 seconds in Tokyo and make it out of the heats at his first world championships. Meanwhile, his fame keeps growing.
- Michael Gleeson
‘Like he was towing a caravan’: The brutal sledge that powered this Jamaican to become the world’s fastest man
Oblique Seville followed in the footsteps of fellow Jamaican Usain Bolt to be crowned world 100m champion.
- Michael Gleeson
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- World athletics championships
‘It’s easier when you’re young’: Bolt on Gout, and Aussies to watch at the worlds
The greatest sprinter of all time will be watching Gout, but there are plenty of other Aussies who can make a mark in Tokyo. Here’s the lowdown on them and the must-watch events of the world championships.
- Michael Gleeson
‘He is just 17’: Gout may not have run under 20s, but the athletics world is impressed anyway
The Australian phenomenon was racing the wind more than the rest of the field in the under-23s 200-metre event.
- Michael Gleeson
Faster than Usain Bolt at the same age: The Ipswich schoolboy turned $6 million man
Meet Queensland teenager Gout Gout: A-grade student, prefect, Mario Kart fiend – and, at 17, the talk of global sprinting.
- Konrad Marshall
The $6 million man: The story of the race for Gout Gout’s signature
He’s about to start his final year of high school and is already pocketing millions from one of the world’s sportswear giants in an eye-popping deal that will take him all the way to his home Olympics.
- Scott Spits
Watch Gout Gout v Usain Bolt: How fast can the Australian run?
Usain Bolt was a teenage prodigy tipped for extraordinary things – and then he started losing. His bumpy path to becoming the world’s fastest man could provide guidance for a young Aussie following in his footsteps.
- Iain Payten