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The Age newspaper got itself in hot water and the publication has made apology for embarrassing blunder on Gout Gout.
Teenage sprint sensation Gout Gout may be the biggest Australian star on the planet, but he was inexplicably mistaken in a glaring error.
The Age newspaper has issued an apology for mistaking the 16-year-old Gout for his fellow Aussie athlete Peter Bol on December 22. The publication ran a feature story on Gout's new deal with Adidas, but used a shot of Bol instead of the young gun at the top right of the edition's front page.
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Sports fans were quick to spot the blunder and took to social media to call it out. Channel Seven's Jason Richardson posted an image of the front page to X alongside the comment: "Ummm, that's Pete Bol." Another user replied: "How embarrassing."
Journalist Caleb Bond posted: "Wow. Disgraceful racism from The Age." Reactions from keen observers led to Nine apologising for the mistake adding that it occurred during cropping. "We sincerely apologise to Peter Bol and Gout Gout for the error made during the cropping of a photo featuring both athletes,' the statement read.
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"A correction and apology will appear in tomorrow's [Tuesday's] December 24th newspaper, and the incorrect photo is being removed from the digital edition of the Sunday Age," added the statement.
Gout Gout smashed Peter Norman's 56-year Australian All Schools Athletics Championships record in the 200m final on December 7, recording a blistering time of 20.04 seconds. He also clocked a wind-assisted time of 10.04 seconds in his 100m heat, which was the fifth fastest time by an Australian in history in all conditions.
Gout has since become the name on everyone's lips, with former track star turned TV identity Matt Shirvington suggesting the prodigy has more potential than Olympic legend Usain Bolt.
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