Teen dash sensation Gout Gout misplaced within the Peter Norman Memorial 200m on the Maurie Plant Meet in Melbourne.
Gout Gout, now 17, grew to become the quickest 16-year-old ever when he ran the 200 metres in 20.04 seconds in December on the Australian colleges championships, beating the nationwide report that had been held for the reason that 1968 Olympics by Peter Norman.
Nevertheless, in entrance of a bought out crowd on the Maurie Plant Meet, Gout Gout completed the 200m in second place when 21-year-old Lachlan Kennedy edged him out with a personal-best time of 20.26.
Gout, the youngest within the race by 4 years, clocked 20.30 for his second place end.
“I don’t run many twos [200m] so this is a bit different for me. I’m just happy to be here,” Kennedy advised Channel 7.
“Australian sprinting’s on one proper now, the depth is loopy. We have good runners in all places you look. To be forward of Gout, he is a legend, he’ll do many nice issues alongside the way in which. It is an absolute privilege to be a part of this group.
“I knew he’d be coming so my goal was to just hold him off. I think five more metres, he definitely would’ve had me,” Kennedy added.
