Gout Gout has raced to a massively credible fourth place in his 200m semifinal on the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo on Thursday night time.
The run was not sufficient for the 17-year-old to make the ultimate.
“It was actually good,” Gout Gout stated.
“Semifinalist and acquired to compete towards the massive guys, could not be prouder of myself for certain.
“Clearly I used to be aiming for that sub-20 however at this time wasn’t the day. However for certain sooner or later it is gunna come.”
Gout was nonetheless the centre of consideration on the Tokyo Nationwide Stadium as he aimed to stun the world and attain the ultimate.
The Queenslander was once more barely gradual across the bend, seventh on the 100m cut up trailing warmth winner Bryan Levell and Letsile Tebogo.
However the teenager powered down the house straight, exhibiting the identical blistering ending velocity that first introduced him to the world’s consideration within the first place.
“[The] Greatest eye opener is that I can compete on the younger age that I’m, towards one of the best males on the earth,” Gout stated.
“That is been the most important eye opener. Simply realizing that I can truly go on the market, run exhausting and place towards these grown males, it is nice.”
Torrie Lewis, who was additionally the youngest runner within the semifinals, completed fourth in her warmth too, additionally lacking out.
Torrie Lewis stated she was glad along with her particular person performances to this point. (Getty Pictures: Cameron Spencer)
Lewis took the semifinal out bravely however drained within the closing phases as her extra skilled rivals pulled away.
Regardless of lacking the ultimate, Lewis got here away from two private bests in her two particular person occasions, with the 4x100m relay to come back.Â
“I wanted to know with the 100, regardless that I did not make the ultimate, it was a great race and I’m proud of it,” she stated.
“I kinda took that mindset into the 200 and undoubtedly much less emotional than the 100.
“I used to be a little bit bit drained, however I am proud of the PB I acquired yesterday and backed it up with a reasonably strong time tonight as properly.”
Jess Hull reinstated after 800m fall
Jessica Hull was nonetheless smiling regardless of her fall. (Getty Pictures: Hannah Peters)
There was drama within the ladies’s 800m, with Australia’s 1,500m bronze medallist Jess Hull tripped simply 200 metres into her warmth.
“I am in all probability fortunate the monitor is a bit moist as a result of I simply slid relatively than hit the bottom,” she stated.
“There was nothing completely different I may have carried out.”
Hull bravely continued and completed the race nevertheless it appeared her probabilities of qualifying have been over.
Nonetheless, Australian Athletics appealed and Hull was reinstated to hitch Claudia Hollingsworth and Abbey Caldwell.
It’s the first time that three Australian ladies have made the semifinals of the 800m.
Earlier, Rose Davies and Linden Corridor made historical past within the 5,000m, each reaching the ultimate — the primary time Australia can have two runners in a world championship ultimate within the occasion.
Linden Corridor and Rose Davies are the primary Aussies to each attain a 5,000m ultimate on the identical world championships. (Getty Pictures: Emilee Chinn)
In the meantime Olympic medallists Nicola Olyslagers and Eleanor Patterson each certified for the excessive leap ultimate with consummate ease.
Later, Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone ran a staggering 47.78, a brand new championship document and the second quickest time in historical past, to win the ladies’s 400m ultimate.
The present world document, set by East German runner Marita Koch, stands at 47.60.Â
It was set in 1985 at Bruce stadium in Canberra.
Look again on how all of the motion unfolded in our stay weblog.
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Stay updates: Tokyo World Athletics Championships, day six
Outcomes:
Gout Gout finishes fourth in his semifinal warmth, lacking out on the ultimate of the 200m.Torrie Lewis additionally finishes fourth in her semifinal and in addition missed the ultimate.Jess Hull fell in her 800m warmth, with Australian officers interesting to get her reinstated.Claudia Hollingsworth certified routinely, with Abbey Caldwell additionally via as one of many quickest losers.Rose Davies and Linden Corridor each race into the 5,000m ultimate – the primary time Australia has had two rivals attain the ultimate on the world championships, whereas Georgia Griffith misses out.Cameron McEntyre finishes twelfth within the javelin ultimateNicola Olyslagers and Eleanor Patterson cruise into excessive leap ultimate, Emily Whelan misses out.
2h agoThu 18 Sep 2025 at 1:43pm
What’s on tomorrow?
One other massive night time for Australian athletics on Friday.
This is who’s in motion, and when.
Ladies’s heptathlon – hurdles, excessive leap, shot put and 200m (from 6:33pm AEST):Â Camryn Newton-Smith, Tori WestLadies’s javelin qualification (8:30pm AEST):Â Lianna Davidson, Mackenzie LittleMales’s 5,000m heats (9:05pm AEST):Â Seth O’Connell, Jack Rayner, Ky RobinsonLadies’s 800m semifinal (9:45pm AEST):Â Abbey Caldwell, Claudia Hollingsworth, Jessica Hull
Wanting ahead to have you ever be part of me.
2h agoThu 18 Sep 2025 at 1:37pm
One of many oldest world data in existance
I imagine the world document for the ladies’s 400m was set at Bruce stadium in Canberra in mid 1980 by an East German
– NeilA
You are completely proper, NeilA.
Marita Koch of East Germany.
It stands at 47.60.
That document has stood for 40 years.
2h agoThu 18 Sep 2025 at 1:30pm
WOMEN’S 400m FINAL: THE SECOND FASTEST TIME EVER!
47.78!
Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone has smashed the championship document!
She has ran the quickest time for the only lap in over 40 years!
AND SHE DIDN’T WIN IT BY MUCH AT ALL!
Marileidy Paulino simply by no means gave up, by no means stopped coming down the house straight and he or she went below 48 as properly, 47.98, a brand new Dominican Republic nationwide document.
That is the third quickest time ever.
Salwa Eid Naser of Bahrain was not even that far-off in third! 48.19.
2h agoThu 18 Sep 2025 at 1:17pm
MEN’S 400M FINAL: Botswana wins two medals!
Wonderful race within the 400m.
Busang Collen Kebinatshipi, the 21-year-old, simply ran probably the most good first 300m after which powered away down the house straight to win – a world main time of 43.53.
Jereem Richards gained silver for Trinidad and Tobago in a brand new nationwide document of 43.72.
Bayapo Ndori overhauled veteran Rusheen McDonald on the demise to win bronze.
Sensible race.
And the monitor is quick.
Very quick.
Nice information for Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone within the ladies’s.
3h agoThu 18 Sep 2025 at 1:13pm
Jess Hull stated she was fortunate to slip
This is Jess Hull speaking within the blended zone after her race, earlier than she realized of her profitable attraction.
“I am in all probability fortunate the monitor is a bit moist as a result of I simply slid relatively than hit the bottom,” she stated.
“There was nothing completely different I may have carried out.
“I believe it deserves a shot from an attraction. I acquired taken out from behind so I did not do something flawed.
“It is not the fault of the pack, that is racing, however I did not get an opportunity to run via.
“It occurs. Issues like this do occur.”
3h agoThu 18 Sep 2025 at 1:10pm
Torrie Lewis feeling ‘fairly good’
Torrie Lewis has had an excellent championships to this point.
Right here she is speaking within the blended zone to ABC Sport.
“I am feeling fairly good,” Lewis stated.
“Pleased with the championship to this point. Two PBs.”
She stated that though she was initially upset with the 100, she realized to see it for what it was – a really spectacular efficiency.
“I wanted to know with the 100, regardless that I did not make the ultimate, it was a great race and I’m proud of it,” she says.
“I kinda took that mindset into the 200 and undoubtedly much less emotional than the 100.”
As for the 200m, she was very proud of the way it went.
“I used to be a little bit bit drained, however I am proud of the PB I acquired yesterday and backed it up with a reasonably strong time tonight as properly,” she says.
She says the group are fairly assured concerning the relay on the ultimate weekend
BREAKING: Jess Hull has been reinstated
David Mark has simply reported to us that Jess Hull has been profitable in her attraction and can be free to run within the 800m semifinal.
3h agoThu 18 Sep 2025 at 12:59pm
Gout Gout has to think about exams now
Gout Gout has exams when he will get house.
He isn’t losing an excessive amount of time fascinated with that although.
“In all probability once I get house,” he says about when he’ll be fascinated with his exams.
“Positively not proper now for certain.”
He says it is “loopy” that he is going house to highschool.
3h agoThu 18 Sep 2025 at 12:54pm
Gout Gout glad along with his show
Gout Gout has been talking within the blended zone, which is seemingly completely packed for him.
“It was actually good,” Gout Gout says.
“Semifinalist and acquired to compete towards the massive guys, could not be prouder of myself for certain.
“Simply pleasure. Clearly I used to be aiming for that sub-20 however at this time wasn’t the day. However for certain sooner or later it is gunna come.”
He says he is going to remove “the whole lot” about his world championships debut.
“[The] Greatest eye opener is that I can compete on the younger age that I’m, towards one of the best males on the earth,” he provides.
“That is been the most important eye opener. Simply realizing that I can truly go on the market, run exhausting and place towards these grown males, it is nice.”
It truly is.
HIGH JUMP: Observe time
Nicola Olyslagers doing Nicola Olyslagers issues.
She might be writing about how she’s acquired via to a different main ultimate, alongside compatriot Eleanor Patterson.
Each ladies cleared 1.92 with out a failure, becoming a member of the 11 others who made it over that peak.
That posed one thing of an issue because the rain began coming down, so when you cleared 1.88 on the first time of asking, you bought via too.
That imply’s 16 ladies acquired via.
3h agoThu 18 Sep 2025 at 12:41pm
WOMEN’S 200M SEMIFINAL: Two method battle to undergo
Anavia Battle and Marie-Josée Ta Lou-Smith undergo as the primary two throughout the road.
They have been clear forward in 22.09 and 22.17 respectively.
3h agoThu 18 Sep 2025 at 12:39pm
WOMEN’S 200M SEMIFINAL: Third and ultimate warmth
Three of the highest 10-ranked ladies on the earth will run on this warmth, not together with Marie-Josée Ta Lou-Smith, who ought to in all probability be in there too had she run extra this season.
This is the road up:
1.(EMPTY)2.Audrey Leduc (CAN)3.Miriam Sánchez (MEX)4.Thelma Davies (LBR)5.Polyniki Emmanouilidou (GRE)6.Anavia Battle (USA)7.Marie-Josée Ta Lou-Smith (CIV)8.McKenzie Lengthy (USA)9.Daryll Neita (GBR)
3h agoThu 18 Sep 2025 at 12:36pm
One other nice run from the Aussie
Effectively run Torrie Lewis!
– Mike
3h agoThu 18 Sep 2025 at 12:36pm
MEN’S 200M FINAL: Lyles despatched a press release
If Lyles’ time is right that’s the fourth quickest 200 metre run in historical past !
– Phillip
It was an exceptional run.
Mindblowing.
Catch him when you can tomorrow night time.
WOMEN’S 200M SEMIFINAL: TORRIE LEWIS IS FOURTH!
Torrie Lewis is fourth!
The youngest girl within the semifinal area was good via the bend.
Her transition was not a bit missing although after which she tightens up within the ultimate 50, simply getting overhauled.
It is Melissa Jefferson-Picket first in 22.00.
Dina Asher-Smith in second, 22.21.
Ashanti Moore was third, 22.51 and Lewis fourth with 22.69.
It will not be sufficient for her to make the ultimate.
WOMEN’S 200M SEMIFINAL: Who’s in Torrie Lewis’s semifinal?
It is a powerful draw for the 20-year-old Queenslander in all honesty.
Look, it was by no means going to be straightforward – that is the world championship semifinal for goodness sake. ALL these ladies are electrical.
However when you may have missed having Melissa Jefferson-Picket and Dina Asher-Smith in your warmth, you’d selected to.
That being stated, they have been the one two to run sooner than the Aussie in qualification and if Jefferson-Picket goes out and runs a quick time, she may drag Lewis along with her.
This is the sphere for semifinal two, with the runner’s time from the heats, plus their season’s finest in brackets.
1.(EMPTY)2.Olivia Fotopoulu (CYP) — Warmth time: 22.98 (SB: 22.90)3.Julia Henriksson (SWE) — 22.86 (22.74)4.Ashanti Moore (JAM) — 22.57 (22.31)5.Sophie Junk (GER) — 22.81 (22.53)6.Dina Asher-Smith (GBR) — 22.40 (22.14)7.Melissa Jefferson-Picket (USA) — 22.24 (21.84)8.Torrie Lewis (AUS) — 22.56 (22.56)9.Imke Vervaet (BEL) — 22.74 (22.63)
3h agoThu 18 Sep 2025 at 12:28pm
WOMEN’S 200M SEMIFINAL: Tight first warmth!
Shericka Jackson and Amy Hunt are via to the ultimate!
However that is heartbreaking for Anthonique Strachan, who pulled up brief and appears to have harm herself.
Hunt did very well to get excessive of Brittany Brown, who was operating so jerkily and tense that she may have been carrying a go well with of armour.
She finishes in third.
3h agoThu 18 Sep 2025 at 12:24pm
WOMEN’S 200M SEMIFINAL: Warmth 1
OK, right here we go, warmth one of many ladies’s semifinals.
This is the way it stacks up:
1.(EMPTY)2.Helene Parisot (FRA)3.Abigeirufua Ido (JPN)4.Jessika Gbai (CIV)5.Amy Hunt (GBR)6.Anthonique Strachan (BAH)7.Shericka Jackson (JAM)8.Brittany Brown (USA)9.Jaël Bestué (ESP)
Be careful for the American Brittany Brown and Jamaica’s Shericka Jackson within the exterior lanes of this one.
3h agoThu 18 Sep 2025 at 12:18pm
MEN’S 200M SEMIFINAL: NOAH LYLES HAS FLOWN!
WOW WHAT A TIME!
Noah Lyles has ran 19.51! THAT’S AN INSANE RUN!
He was forward of everybody via the bend and transitioned fantastically – that was excellent.
A blanket end for second and Zharnel Hughes will get it in 19.95.
Sinesiphoi Dambile and Tapiwanashe Makarawu will each undergo as quickest losers with 19.97 and 19.98 respectively.
That is a private finest for Dambile.
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