At the Ostrava Golden Spike meet, 17-year-old sprinter Gout shattered the Australian 200m record with a time of 20.02 seconds. His performance saw him pull away from Cuban competitor Reynier Mena, earning him a place as the joint sixth fastest on the world Under-20 all-time list. Gout's victory is noteworthy, given the quality field, and he expressed confidence leading into the race's final laps. Meanwhile, 18-year-old Cam Myers also broke his Under-20 national record in the 1500m, marking a strong night for Australian athletics in Europe.
I've felt stronger in training these last couple of months and I've felt good since I got to Europe last Thursday.
I knew Mena would come hard at me the first 100 but I was confident I'd be close enough to come home strongly in the second part of the race.
Another national record. Pretty happy with that, it's not a bad first up in Europe.
My fastest races the last two years have been miles. It's a coincidence but it's really good to have a fast 1500m and I'm really pleased to get a PB.
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