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Australian sprint sensation Gout Gout has hit the jackpot by signing a deal with apparel giant Adidas. The 16-year-old has drawn comparisons to sprinting legend Usain Bolt after a string of lightning quick performances. This year, he won silver in the 200m at the U20 World Championships and was a member of the 4x100m relay team that finished fifth. He has personal bests of 10.29 for the 100m and 20.60 for the 200m, which has him well on track to one day challenge for Olympic and world titles.
“I’m not stopping here. I’ll work so hard to repay the faith they have shown me. “I’ll stay hungry and chase down what’s next.” Gout was born in Brisbane in 2007 after his South Sudanese parents moved to Australia from South Sudan in 2005. He shot to prominence this year when a video of him blitzing the field in a 100m race at the Queensland Athletics Championships in March went viral. Gout ran a time of 10.29 seconds in that race, with a clip on X generating more than 13 million views.
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