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Australian sprint sensation Gout Gout has pulled retired of nan 2026 World Athletics U20 Championships and will beryllium sidelined for nan remainder of nan twelvemonth aft suffering a superior hamstring tear.
The 18-year-old had group his sights connected becoming a 200m under-20 world champion successful August but will now person to hold until adjacent play for his adjacent changeable aft announcing nan daze wounded news successful a societal media post.
“Unfortunately I suffered an wounded to my near hamstring past nighttime astatine training successful Brisbane,” Gout said on Instagram.
“I received this greeting nan MRI report, unluckily nan news is not bully and I will not beryllium capable to compete successful Eugene astatine nan World U20 championships adjacent month.”
Gout revealed nan value of nan wounded and that nan scans had shown a people 3 tear pinch much than 8cm of his hamstring affected.
“There is partial disruption of nan tendon which involves little than 10% of nan cross-sectional area of nan tendon but extends complete an 8cm length,” he quoted from nan scan report.
The teen broke nan under-20 200m world record astatine nan Australian nationals successful April pinch a clip of 19.67s which was later formally ratified by World Athletics successful nan look of mounting scepticism.
Gout took metallic down South Africa’s Bayanda Walaza successful nan 200m astatine nan World U20 Athletics Championships successful 2024 erstwhile finishing successful 20.60s while moving arsenic a 16-year-old.
More precocious Gout made his Diamond League debut successful Oslo successful June, erstwhile he struggled retired of nan blocks and could only decorativeness sixth successful nan 200m.
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He besides finished 3rd down training mate Noah Lyles successful a seldom contested 150m title past period earlier returning to Australia to proceed training.
“I’m very disappointed but I person nary different anticipation but to judge nan situation,” he said. “I understand this is portion of athletics.
“My attraction now will beryllium connected my rehab successful nan coming weeks and months and ensuring I travel backmost successful 2027 amended and stronger and faster.”
