Three Major Athletics Records Shattered in a Single Day

Jimmy Gressier, Mekdes Woldu, and Gout Gout deliver historic performances across the 5K, marathon, and 200m events.

Jimmy Gressier broke his own European 5K record in Lille, clocking an impressive 12:57 and placing himself among the top five fastest in history for the distance.
Mekdes Woldu set a new French marathon record in Barcelona, finishing in 2:23:13 and surpassing the previous record by 23 seconds.
Seventeen-year-old Australian sprinter Gout Gout achieved the world’s fastest 200m time of the year, running 20.05 seconds during the Queensland State Championships in Brisbane.
Gout Gout’s performance also surpassed Usain Bolt’s personal best at the same age and broke the longstanding Australian record of 20.06 seconds set in 1968.
While Gout Gout later ran an unofficial 19.98 in the finals due to excessive wind assistance, his earlier qualifying time cemented his status as a rising sprinting star.