Gout Gout withdraws from World U20 Championships due to injury
BBC Sport • 2 min read • Latest: Jul 9, 2026, 5:32 AM
Last updated Jul 9, 2026
Gout Gout has withdrawn from the 2026 World Athletics U20 Championships after suffering a serious hamstring tear during training in Brisbane. The Australian sprint athlete, 18, was aiming for the 200m under-20 world championship this August. Gout announced the news on social media, stating he plans to return in 2027 ‘better and faster and stronger,’ and will be sidelined for the remainder of the year.
- •Gout Gout suffers a serious hamstring tear during training.
- •He has withdrawn from the World Athletics U20 Championships.
- •The injury occurred in Brisbane.
- •Gout plans to return in 2027.
- •He aims to compete for the 200m title next season.
- 3:00 PMBBC Sport — Sprinter Gout, 18, out for season with hamstring tear
- 6:26 AMYahoo Sports — Sprinter Gout withdraws from world junior championships after hamstring strain
- 5:32 AMThe Guardian Sport — Gout Gout to miss World U20 Championships due to hamstring injury
"Australian suffers muscle tear during training in Brisbane 18-year-old vows to return in 2027 ‘better and faster and stronger’ Australian sprint sensation Gout Gout has pulled out of the 2026 World Athletics U20 Championships and will be sidelined for the rest of the year after suffering a serious hamstring tear. The 18-year-old had set his sights on becoming a 200m under-20 world champion in August but will now have to wait until next season for his next shot after announcing the shock injury news in a social media post. Continue reading...
"Gout Gout says he'll have to withdraw from the world junior championships after straining his hamstring in training, a decision that takes one of the rising stars of track and field out of next month's meet. “Unfortunately I suffered an injury to my left hamstring last night at training in Brisbane,” the 18-year-old Australian sprinter posted on Instagram on Thursday. Gout said his focus now was on rehabilitation for the hamstring tear and he planned to “come back in 2027 better and stronger and faster.”
"Australian sprinter Gout Gout is set to miss the rest of the season, including the World Athletics Under-20 Championships, after tearing his left hamstring while training in Brisbane.
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External links- BBC SportJul 9, 2026, 3:00 PMSprinter Gout, 18, out for season with hamstring tear
Australian sprinter Gout Gout is set to miss the rest of the season, including the World Athletics Under-20 Championships, after tearing his left hamstring while training in Brisbane.
- Yahoo SportsJul 9, 2026, 6:26 AMSprinter Gout withdraws from world junior championships after hamstring strain
Gout Gout says he'll have to withdraw from the world junior championships after straining his hamstring in training, a decision that takes one of the rising stars of track and field out of next month's meet. “Unfortunately I suffered an injury to my left hamstring last night at training in Brisbane,” the 18-year-old Australian sprinter posted on Instagram on Thursday. Gout said his focus now was on rehabilitation for the hamstring tear and he planned to “come back in 2027 better and stronger and faster.”
- The Guardian SportJul 9, 2026, 5:32 AMGout Gout to miss World U20 Championships due to hamstring injury
Australian suffers muscle tear during training in Brisbane 18-year-old vows to return in 2027 ‘better and faster and stronger’ Australian sprint sensation Gout Gout has pulled out of the 2026 World Athletics U20 Championships and will be sidelined for the rest of the year after suffering a serious hamstring tear. The 18-year-old had set his sights on becoming a 200m under-20 world champion in August but will now have to wait until next season for his next shot after announcing the shock injury news in a social media post. Continue reading...
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