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Lachlan Kennedy breaks 10-second barrier for 100m but Jess Hull crashes out of 1500m final

The Queenslander clocked 9.96s and says he can go even faster but Jess Hull’s fall in 1500m final triggers protests

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Lachie Kennedy upstages Gout Gout to win 200m at Peter Norman Memorial

Lachie Kennedy, who also won the 100m, ahead of Rohan Browning, said of his 200m victory: ‘You’ve just got to not freak out, stay relaxed’

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‘It’s something bling’: Gout Gout ready to sparkle as he enters new phase of sprint career

Teenage sensation has finished school and now trains as a full-time athlete as he prepares to renew rivalry with Lachlan Kennedy at Maurie Plant Meet

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Gout Gout’s future races towards him as he introduces himself to the world

Results show the 17-year-old is ready for more than what Australia can offer but his team are putting the brakes on his rise to stardom

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Lachie Kennedy joins Jemima Montag in pulling out of world titles in dual blow for Australia

Australia’s athletics squad has suffered a double blow weeks out from the world championships in Tokyo with the sprinter and race walker both ruled out

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Gout hoping to square off against Lyles in Tokyo

Sprint stars Gout Gout and Lachlan Kennedy have locked in their spots in the Australian team for the Tokyo world athletics championships.

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Gout Gout and Lachie Kennedy miss out on final as Stawell Gift favourites upset

The sprint stars were eliminated from the Stawell Gift in the semi-finals after being unable to make up sizeable handicaps

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Gout Gout leads golden generation of Aussie sprinters

Australia is set for a golden generation of sprinting, with the growing rivalry between Gout Gout and Lachie Kennedy already captivating the attention of fans.

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Gout Gout’s winds of change whip Australian athletics into frenzy

Tailwinds are robbing the teenage sprint sensation of astonishing times but his rise is part of a wider shift

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Gout Gout stuns again to win 200m Australian title after rival Lachie Kennedy disqualified

Queensland sprint prodigy Gout Gout has won the Australian 200m sprint title but tailwinds meant he fell short in his quest to run under 20-seconds

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‘Gout-mania’ expected in Perth but rival Kennedy could miss finale

Teenage sensation Gout Gout is chasing the Australian 200m title but Lachie Kennedy is unsure whether he will race

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Browning keen to show young pups who's the sprint boss

Australian sprint star Rohan Browning is the 2025 national champion after producing an equal career best 10.01 in Saturday's final to pip Lachie Kennedy.

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Gout Gout sets tongues wagging with 19.84s in 200m

Lachie Kennedy has been disqualified for a false start in the 200m men's final in Perth, with Gout Gout going on to win in a time of 19.84 seconds.

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Torrie Lewis and Rohan Browning edge out rising stars in dramatic 100m finals

Lewis holds off teenager Leah O’Brien in a photo-finish while Browning pips Lachie Kennedy at the Australian athletics championships

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Browning pips Kennedy with 10.01 run in 100m final

Sprint star Lachie Kennedy has been beaten in his bid to break through the 10-second barrier, with Rohan Browning coming up trumps in a thrilling 100m final.

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Lachie Kennedy runs 10 seconds flat for second-best 100m by an Australian

Lachie Kennedy’s run of 10.00sec is now only bettered in the Australian record books by Patrick Johnson in 2003, while Leah O’Brien also displayed swift form at the national championships

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Lachie Kennedy runs 10 seconds flat in 100m in Perth

Australian sprint star Lachie Kennedy has run 10 seconds flat with a legal tailwind in Perth, just a night after Gout Gout posted a wind-aided 9.99 seconds.

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‘Perth is primed for fast times’: Australian athletics’ Generation Next set to light up nationals

Conditions are ideal at this week’s national championships, with the prospect of a sub-10s 100m driving much of the pre-meet excitement

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Gout-Kennedy sprint rivalry goes to a new level

Lachlan Kennedy and Gout Gout will renew their sprint rivalry at the national championships in Perth in mid-April.

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Lachie Kennedy upstages Gout Gout on Australian athletics’ historic night

Teenage sprint sensation Gout Gout was upstaged by Lachie Kennedy in the 200m at the Maurie Plant meet in Melbourne on a night that confirms athletics’ resurgence in Australia

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Gout Gout ‘can be one of the best’, says Olympic champion Letsile Tebogo

The men’s 200m sprint champion believes Australian teenager Gout can secure a place in athletics history books if he maintains his level of motivation

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Australian sprinter Lachie Kennedy: ‘There’s rarely any beef. It’s all pretty light and pretty fun’

The former rugby winger is one of the biggest drawcards in a group of exciting young athletes that includes fellow Queenslander Gout Gout

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Gout Gout has ‘kicked on further’ amid hype and busy upcoming schedule

The emergence of Gout Gout has electrified the Australian athletics calendar which launches into the Queensland Championships this weekend

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