‘It’s not acceptable’: Sprint sensation Gout Gout’s parents reveal his real name and fume at identity mix-up
GOUT GOUT’S fuming dad has revealed the sprint sensation has been WRONGLY named for years – due to a shocking spelling error.
The parents of the 16-year-old “next Usain Bolt” blamed officials for the “unacceptable” error – and explained what his real name should be.
Gout Gout has shattered a string of age records at both 100m and 200m.
His time of 20.04secs at the longer distance also broke the Australian record held since Peter Norman won silver at the 1968 Olympics.
But now his father Bona has told of his upset over a major mistake that has left his son being called by a different name.
The issue emerged after the family fled South Sudan as refugees for Egypt.
Bona told Channel 7 they were planning on moving to Canada.
But documents from the Australian Government were first to arrive – so the family switched their future to Down Under.
However, Bona believes the Sudan Government wrongly put “Gout Gout” on the relevant forms.
He said: “His name is Guot, it’s supposed to be Guot.
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‘When I see people calling him Gout Gout, I’m not really happy for him.”
He added that it should be pronounced “gwot”.
Bona pointed out the inflammatory illness gout that can cause foot pain and swelling.
He said: “I know that gout is a disease name but I don’t want my son to be called a disease name… It’s something that’s not acceptable.
“It’s culturally very important and in particular if (family) see Guot Guot running they connect to the name but when they hear Gout Gout they’ve lost the meaning of it.”
Bona now hopes his son’s name can soon be changed back officially to Guot.