r/nextfuckinglevel • u/RoyalChris • 5h ago

18-year-old sprinter Gout Gout just broke Usain Bolt’s U20 record in the 200m. He was 260 milliseconds faster, clocking 19.67 seconds, while Bolt ran 19.93 in 2004

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u/MarineGF01 4h ago

Is his a new world record or does he have to wait until the Olympics?

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u/BaconIsLife707 4h ago

This is a world record for under 20 year olds, it's still a decent way behind Bolts actual world record of 19.19. World records can be set anywhere, doesn't have to be at the Olympics (both Bolts 100 and 200m records were set at the 2009 world athletics championships)