Gout Gout has raced to a vastly credible fourth place in his 200m semifinal on the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo on Thursday evening.
The run was not sufficient for the 17-year-old to make the ultimate.
“It was actually good,” Gout Gout mentioned.
“Semifinalist and acquired to compete in opposition to the large guys, could not be prouder of myself for certain.
“Clearly I used to be aiming for that sub-20 however right this moment wasn’t the day. However for certain sooner or later it is gunna come.”
Gout was nonetheless the centre of consideration on the Tokyo Nationwide Stadium as he aimed to stun the world and attain the ultimate.
The Queenslander was once more barely gradual across the bend, seventh on the 100m break up trailing warmth winner Bryan Levell and Letsile Tebogo.
However the teenager powered down the house straight, exhibiting the identical blistering ending velocity that first introduced him to the world’s consideration within the first place.
“[The] Greatest eye opener is that I can compete on the younger age that I’m, in opposition to one of the best males on this planet,” Gout mentioned.
“That is been the largest eye opener. Simply figuring out that I can truly go on the market, run onerous and place in opposition to these grown males, it is nice.”
Torrie Lewis, who was additionally the youngest runner within the semifinals, completed fourth in her warmth too, additionally lacking out.
Torrie Lewis mentioned she was completely happy together with her particular person performances to this point. (Getty Photographs: Cameron Spencer)
Lewis took the semifinal out bravely however drained within the closing phases as her extra skilled rivals pulled away.
Regardless of lacking the ultimate, Lewis got here away from two private bests in her two particular person occasions, with the 4x100m relay to return.Â
“I wanted to grasp with the 100, although I did not make the ultimate, it was a very good race and I’m proud of it,” she mentioned.
“I kinda took that mindset into the 200 and positively much less emotional than the 100.
“I used to be slightly bit drained, however I am proud of the PB I acquired yesterday and backed it up with a reasonably stable time tonight as properly.”
Jess Hull reinstated after 800m fall
Jessica Hull was nonetheless smiling regardless of her fall. (Getty Photographs: Hannah Peters)
There was drama within the ladies’s 800m, with Australia’s 1,500m bronze medallist Jess Hull tripped simply 200 metres into her warmth.
“I am in all probability fortunate the observe is a bit moist as a result of I simply slid relatively than hit the bottom,” she mentioned.
“There was nothing totally different I might have carried out.”
Hull bravely continued and completed the race nevertheless it appeared her possibilities of qualifying have been over.
Nevertheless, Australian Athletics appealed and Hull was reinstated to affix Claudia Hollingsworth and Abbey Caldwell.
It’s the first time that three Australian ladies have made the semifinals of the 800m.
Earlier, Rose Davies and Linden Corridor made historical past within the 5,000m, each reaching the ultimate — the primary time Australia can have two runners in a world championship ultimate within the occasion.
Linden Corridor and Rose Davies are the primary Aussies to each attain a 5,000m ultimate on the similar world championships. (Getty Photographs: Emilee Chinn)
In the meantime Olympic medallists Nicola Olyslagers and Eleanor Patterson each certified for the excessive soar ultimate with consummate ease.
Later, Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone ran a staggering 47.78, a brand new championship document and the second quickest time in historical past, to win the ladies’s 400m ultimate.
The present world document, set by East German runner Marita Koch, stands at 47.60.Â
It was set in 1985 at Bruce stadium in Canberra.
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Outcomes:
Gout Gout finishes fourth in his semifinal warmth, lacking out on the ultimate of the 200m.Torrie Lewis additionally finishes fourth in her semifinal and likewise missed the ultimate.Jess Hull fell in her 800m warmth, with Australian officers interesting to get her reinstated.Claudia Hollingsworth certified robotically, with Abbey Caldwell additionally by means of as one of many quickest losers.Rose Davies and Linden Corridor each race into the 5,000m ultimate – the primary time Australia has had two rivals attain the ultimate on the world championships, whereas Georgia Griffith misses out.Cameron McEntyre finishes twelfth within the javelin ultimateNicola Olyslagers and Eleanor Patterson cruise into excessive soar ultimate, Emily Whelan misses out.
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