Correspondent Jon Wertheim breaks down the data behind 18-year-old Australian phenomenon Gout Gout’s U20 world record 200-meter sprint, comparing it to Usain Bolt’s standing 2009 world record, and what his coach said it will take to win Olympic gold. Source link
There may be no sport older than sprinting. And still, there’s something singularly intoxicating about speed, about watching the fastest humans on the planet make like Usain Bolt and thunder down the straightaway, all the more so when they’ve navigated a circuitous path to get there. So, remember the name (and how could you not) … Read more
Last month, 18-year-old Australian sprinting sensation Gout Gout set up on the blocks of a sky-blue lane in Sydney for the final 200m event of the day. And then he made history: the teen thundered down the straightaway at a top speed of nearly 25 mph, gliding through the last 100 meters with massive strides, … Read more