Sprinter 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.”