Aussie sprint star Gout Gout’s historic day marred by ugly comments online

Teenage track star Gout Gout, who set one of Australia’s most famous records at the Australian All Schools Championships in Brisbane on Saturday, has had his day spoiled by ugly comments online.

Just 24 hours after recording a wind-assisted time of 10.04 seconds in his 100m heat, the Ipswich product once again crushed his competition at the Australian All-School Athletics Championships.

The wind was at the teenager’s back again and it looked like he would never lose his heat in the 200 meters with a blistering time of 20.38.

Usain Bolt holds the world record for the 200 meters with a time of 19.19 seconds.

‘It’s definitely great. I’m chasing that record,” Gout said.

‘It’s quite crazy. Right now I can’t process it, but when I go to bed tonight and think about it, it will definitely be pretty crazy.

“These are grown-up times and I, just a kid, am leading them, so it’s definitely going to be a great future.”

However, the young man’s achievements were overturned after numerous comments objected to Jout being labeled ‘Australian’.

Gout, the son of a couple who moved to Australia from South Sudan, was born and raised in Australia.

“If this man is Australian then I’m Saint Nick,” one X user posted.

“He’s not Australian,” another claimed.

‘Being born here certainly doesn’t make him Australian. You’re being a bit simple if you think he’s Aussie. Fffs,” said a third.

Many other X users were shocked by the comments.

‘The reactions to this are disgusting. Gout Gout was born here and has never lived abroad, he is Australian and this should be celebrated,” said one fan.

‘He’s Australian, he was born here. He also has an Aussie accent. Probably more Australian than a lot of people in the country,” a second replied.

‘What an absolute weapon. Aussie Aussie Aussie!!!!’ I posted another one.

As his profile grows, Gout knows he will be the center of attention most places he goes.

Constant comparisons to Jamaican sports hero Usain Bolt would be intimidating to many teenagers, but not to the confident student from suburban Brisbane.

Gout likes to literally take everything in his path and see how far the sport takes him.

Gout was already sponsored by Adidas and finished second in the 200 meters final at the World Under 20 Championships in Lima in August.

The pilot raced with athletes up to two years older and he raced around the track, recording a smooth time of 20.60.

Gout is also confident he can finally break the elusive 10-second barrier.

The last Australian to do this was Patrick Johnson in 2003, who clocked 9.93 during a race in Japan.

Gout has declared that a sub-10 time is ‘definitely going to happen’ – and considering he’s started breaking junior records set by Olympic icon Bolt, that’s hard to argue with.

His coach Di Sheppard – who discovered him when Gout was in group 7 – is just as confident.

“We talk about it because it’s a given for us (that he breaks 10 seconds),” she told News Corp.

“If it happens, it happens, and it can happen early … because everything happens faster than we expected.”

When the 2032 Olympic Games take place in Brisbane, Gout will be 24 years old. Sheppard believes he can run the 100/200m double on the biggest stage in the world.

When it comes to Bolt, Gout is determined to be himself, but given his similar style on the track, he knows comparisons are inevitable.

In January, Gout and Sheppard will travel to the US for a training session with Olympic 100m champion Noah Lyles, who lives in Orlando.

The main goal will be to see Lyles in person and learn to deal with the considerable hype that is sure to follow in the coming years.

Australia had its iconic Cathy Freeman moment at the 2000 Sydney Olympics when the native star won the 400m final – which trophy of history will repeat itself with Gout in Brisbane in 2032?