67 seconds is the first legal sub-20 performance by an Australian. Lachlan Kennedy, who had qualified for the Commonwealth Games, pulled out of the 200m event at the championships on Sunday morning. 73 seconds.
Gout Gout will not compete at the Commonwealth Games, choosing instead to focus on the 200m at the world under-20 championships. 29 seconds. 42, the fastest 1500m time recorded on Australian soil.
I knew I had to hit it hard and just pray and hold on, and I was able to do it tonight.
03. 95m. 51m.
08 seconds. 52. 83 seconds.
I'm pretty cooked. It was my first 100 of the season, second 200, second comp – it's a good start.
In a separate sporting context, Nestory Irankunda scored twice for the Socceroos in a 5-1 victory over Curaçao in Melbourne. Irankunda expressed a desire to race Gout Gout one day, but Mat Ryan said he is deluded to think he could beat Gout Gout in a race.
It was very rocky.
It is what it is. It's a bit wet, but there's things you learn and things you've got to focus on.
Today, he had the 'W' but next time I'll be better, for sure.
He's a Queensland guy and a good friend of mine, so congratulations to him. But I'll be back, for sure.
Wait and see. See how that body pulls up. Listen to the experts, physios and all that, but yeah, we’ll see.
I don’t want to promise anything and then not deliver, but I mean, we’ll see how it goes, just see how the body pulls up. Either way it’ll be good [competition] tomorrow whether I’m there or not.
It was amazing being in a race with this level of girls and beating Georgia.