He’s an Olympic champion-in-waiting, a promoter’s dream and a national cult hero – at just 17 Gout Gout already needs little introduction.

The 18-year-old ran 4:26.14 at Nike Indoor Nationals, nearly two seconds faster than Sadie Engelhardt’s previous record.

Brian Adams Ategeka finished first at 01:24:32, while Evas Nasasira also posted a record-breaking time of 02:06:02Adams, the overall fastest elite runner walked away with a Land TitleKampala, Uganda | ...

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