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16-year-old Australian, Gout Gout, has won the Australian All Schools Athletics Championships 200m final with a record time, faster than a young Usain Bolt.
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December 09, 2024
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Good morning. 16-year-old Australian, Gout Gout, has won the Australian All Schools Athletics Championships 200m final with a record time, faster than a young Usain Bolt.
His 20.04 second run, viewable here, broke the 56-year-old Australian 200m record set by Peter Norman and makes him the fastest 16-year-old in the world.
Gout was born in Queensland after his parents fled South Sudan. They were on course for Canada but the Australian Visa came through faster so they diverted to Australia. Not sure which is more unbelievable, a 20.04-second 200m or an Australian Visa being issued promptly.
All the headlines and more below...
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TRIVIA
Australian Prime Ministers
Former Australian Prime Minister, Robert Hawke passed away in 2019 but would have celebrated his 95th birthday today. Can you put the below politicians in order of when they became Australian Prime Minister?
Kevin Rudd (1st term), Kevin Rudd (2nd term), Paul Keating, Julia Gillard, Tony Abbott, John Howard.
Answers below
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Paul Keating (1991–1996)
John Howard (1996–2007)
Kevin Rudd (2007–2010) [1st term]
Julia Gillard (2010–2013)
Kevin Rudd (2013) [2nd term]
Tony Abbott (2013–2015)
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