Days after Gout Gout stunned the athletics world in Brisbane, 15-year-old New Zealand middle-distance prodigy Sam Ruthe has become the youngest athlete ever to run a sub-four-minute mile.

The 15-year-old from Tauranga will attempt to break ... before claiming Olympic gold over 1500m the following year. Before Walker, Kiwi greats like Peter Snell and Jack Lovelock set world records ...

The 15-year-old Kiwi has made athletics history. (Photo by Phil Walter/Getty Images) It was absolute scenes in Auckland. (Photo by Phil Walter/Getty Images) The Track & Field Gazette posted on X ...