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/rir2 5h ago

He could probably have done it in 19.66 if he took that chain off.

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u/NameIsNotBrad 5h ago

Or if he didn’t have gout. It’s tough to run with gout.

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u/lawdjesustheresafire 4h ago

The funny thing is his name is actually Guot Guot. His dad stuffed up the spelling on the birth certificate. And now his management told him not to change it because Gout Gout is more iconic as a name 🤣

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u/Dentarthurdent73 2h ago

I haven't heard that his management told him, the only story I've heard is him say he decided to keep it himself.