"I didn't have the best start, but I came out for the W [win], and I wanted to put on a show for the rest of the people watching. The more of a show there is, the more people that are going to come and watch. The more people there are, the more pressure. The more pressure, the faster you run."
"It definitely means a lot, knowing I can go up against the Olympic champion, world champion, multi-time world champion. It definitely feels great and I will definitely up my game for sure versing the best guy in the world right now."
Gout won the 100m at the Australian athletics junior championships in Brisbane with a time of 10.21 seconds. He started slowly but gained speed to overtake early leaders. Gout expressed his desire to entertain the crowd and acknowledged the pressure of competition. He will soon compete internationally, including a matchup against Olympic champion Letsile Tebogo and training with Noah Lyles. Gout is motivated to improve his performance against top athletes.
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