At just 16, Gout Gout removes Peter Norman's national mark that had stood since 1968, producing a faster time than what Usain Bolt ran at the same age.
Gout Gout's manager on training with Noah Lyles, skipping the Comm Games and comparisons to 'UB'
Gout Gout's manager James Templeton reveals the teenage sensation is likely to skip the 2026 Commonwealth Games, is planning for a US training camp with Olympic champion Noah Lyles, and explains why comparisons to Usain Bolt are being avoided at all costs.
Photo shows Gout Gout in action for AustraliaAustralian sprint prodigy Gout Gout smashes national under-20 record at just 16 years old
Gout Gout shows why he has been compared to Usain Bolt in athletics circles, with another astonishing run that simply needs to be seen to be believed.
Photo shows Gout Gout in action for AustraliaGout Gout smashes the field in the 200m
Sixteen-year-old track and field sensation Gout Gout has smashed the field and run a record time at the Queensland All-Schools Championships.
Photo shows A boy raises his hands on his head on an athletic track. Competitors are on their haunches around him.Has Video Duration: 34 seconds.One second to spare as world half-marathon record falls
Yomif Kejelcha cut it fine, but was still able to shave a single second off the world half-marathon record.
Photo shows Yomif Kejelcha lies on the ground'How the hell did I do that?': The extraordinary toll of running 1,600km in 12-and-a-half days
Nedd Brockmann's 1,600-km run has broken him down physically. But the 25-year-old former sparky said it has all been worth it.
Photo shows Nedd Brockmann lies on the ground and covers his headTwo-time World's Strongest Man, Olympian and budgerigar breeder, Geoff Capes dies
Geoff Capes, who twice won the World's Strongest Man in the 1980s and competed at three Olympic Games, as well as being a renowned breeder of budgerigars, has died aged 75.
Photo shows Geoff Capes with a budgerigar balancing on his bicepHeidi was told her daughter would struggle to walk. Now she's a champion runner
When Maia Shoecraft was diagnosed with cerebral palsy as a toddler in a small rural town, her mum went back to university to help her.
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Photo shows A woman and girl stretching on a patch of grass while looking at each other'Women athletes just are way more compelling': US heralds groundbreaking meet with record prize money
Torrie Lewis ends her season at Athlos NYC, a women's only track event with $36k crowns for winners, record prize money, celebrity supporters and Grammy Award-winning artists.
Photo shows Faith Kipyegon smiles, holds a crown and points'I'm so ready to go home': Australian pole-vaulter Nina Kennedy ends golden season with Diamond League glory
Olympic champion Nina Kennedy soars to victory in the Diamond League final once more in Brussels, completing her remarkable 2024 pole vault campaign.
Photo shows An Australian athlete smiles as she stands with her fists pumped with the pole vault uprights in the background.Australia's Matt Denny wins back-to-back discus titles at Diamond League final
Australia has two podium finishes on day one of the Diamond League final, with Matt Denny breaking his own Australian discus record en route to victory in Belgium.
Photo shows An Australian athlete swings around in the cage at a stadium, ready to release a discus during competition.Turner ends illness-riddled year with second Paralympic gold medal
Australian Paralympic champion James Turner overcomes a sickness-riddled year to claim the gold medal that escaped him in Tokyo.
Photo shows Gold medallist, James Turner of Team Australia, poses for a photo with the national flagTeen rushed to hospital in critical condition after serious sporting accident
A young teenage boy has been rushed to hospital with critical injuries after he was hit in the head during a hammer-throwing accident at Clearview.
Photo shows Police standing in a reserve.Olympic athlete doused in petrol and set on fire by boyfriend, Kenyan police say
Thirty-three-year-old marathon runner Rebecca Cheptegei was attacked in her house in Kenya's western Trans Nzoia County, police say, and is recovering in hospital.
Photo shows Ugandan athlete wearing blue shorts and orange top runs in middle of roadHow Australia’s disabled coaches are revolutionising sport across the country
People with disability are often under-represented in coaching roles. But through lived experience and insider knowledge, these coaches are building pathways towards a more inclusive sporting future.
Photo shows Australian shot putter Julie Charlton throws from a seated position during competition.Perris misses out on Paralympic medal by 0.005 seconds
Chad Perris wants to race on until the Los Angeles Paralympics, despite the agony of missing out on a Paralympic podium finish in the T13 100 metres by 0.005secs.
Photo shows Chad Perris at the Paris Paralympic Games, on the running track, yellingGout Gout shows he is a prodigy, as Australia completes record Athletics World Under 20 Championships
The 16-year-old Queenslander, already an online sensation, has cemented his status as a prodigy with his performance in Australia's best-ever Athletics World Under 20 Championships.
Photo shows Gout Gout prepares to run holding his hands up in the air'A bit numb': Disqualified Clifford denied Paralympic bronze after rule breach
Visually impaired athlete Jaryd Clifford is disqualified over a violation of guide rules, while Michael Roeger and Madison de Rozario win medals on the track at the Paris Paralympics.
Photo shows Jaryd Clifford competing with his guide at the Paris Paralympics.Teenage sprint sensation Gout Gout claims U20 World Champs silver with thrilling run
Gout Gout underlines his status as one of Australia's most exciting young athletes, bolting to a silver medal with a personal-best time in the 200m at the world junior championships.
Photo shows Gout Gout during a 200m raceFrom panic attacks to sponsorship woes, Paralympic champion Angie Ballard has overcome challenges for her seventh Games
As she heads into an incredible seventh Paralympic Games, wheelchair racing champion Angie Ballard reflects on her journey to get here and her feelings about leading the Australian team into Paris.
Photo shows Angie Ballard in racing wheelchair faces down wearing helmet and glasses, on a racing track.The swimming and athletics stars you must watch at the Paris Paralympics
Alexa Leary miraculously survived a cycling accident three years ago and is now poised to make her mark at the Paralympics, while wheelchair marathon champion Madison de Rozario is aiming to defend the gold she won in Tokyo.
Photo shows Alexa Leary smiles at the end of the pool