“You will have to understand that not every day is going to be a great day.”

“Not every time you race you’re going to win. It’s about learning now and figuring out how to improve. I hope you have the right people to guide you.. These words came out of Usain Bolt’s mouth when he was asked why the one many consider could be his heir to the tartan: Gout Gout.

The young speed prodigy smashes records at a frenetic pace. Latest, the under 20 world record for the 200 meters. He ran in 19.67, lowering the 19.69 of Erriyon Knighton and the 19.93 that Bolt set in 2004, a mark that at the time was also the under 20 world record.

Bolt was asked about Gout Gout during a promotional event in Geneva. The 100 record holder has already spoken in the past about the Australian, of whom he said “he looks like me when I was young.”

Now it tells you what awaits you in the coming months. “He is a young man with enormous talent. The pressure that comes with this is not going to be easy. Every time he goes out on the track, everyone will be looking for a good time, They will always expect you to do great, so I hope you have the right people to help you understand that not every day is going to be a great day.”Bolt commented.

He sends him several pieces of advice regarding what lies ahead as he has gone through that same scenario.. “At that young age, as I was there, you start to feel uncomfortable and forget about athletics. Hopefully they know how to guide him and keep him focused on athletics, because the rest will always be there. But if you fail in athletics, then everything goes away,” says Bolt.

I know it’s going to be an eye-opening experience, and I hope it doesn’t discourage you, but rather motivates you to work even harder.

Usain Bolt

Gout Gout plans to travel to the United States to train again with Noah Lyles. The two will meet in a duel over 150 meters at the Ostrava Golden Spike meeting on June 16 in the Czech Republic. Gout Gout too He will face the Olympic 200 meters champion, Letsile Tebogo, in the Diamond League Oslo event in June. His big goal will come at the U20 World Athletics Championships that take place in Orengón (United States) in August.

Bolt shone at the 2002 Junior World Championships. He was 15 years old, won the 200 meters, and became the youngest men’s junior world champion in history. The Jamaican remembers how he then experienced the transition to professional athletics and what Gout Gout will now face: “I remember that when I left high school and started competing, I felt on top of the world because I was winning and running well. When I entered the circuit, I didn’t win a single race. I know it’s going to be an eye-opening experience, and I hope it doesn’t discourage you, but rather motivates you to work even harder.. In the first year you will learn a lot and understand what you need to do to improve.”

The similarity of Gout Gout with Bolt, beyond the times, also goes through his way of running. “Who wouldn’t want to be Usain Bolt? Being compared to him makes me feel great, but I would like to express my personality“, noted Gout Gout at the press conference prior to the 2025 Ostrava meeting in what was his first race in Europe. He was then seen at the Monaco Diamond League event, but in an under 23 race.