Australian sprinting prodigy Gout Gout ran the 100 metres in a wind-assisted 9.99 seconds twice in Perth on April 10 to underline his enormous potential.
The 17-year-old schoolboy, who has earned comparisons to Jamaican great Usain Bolt, clocked 9.99 (3.5m/s) in the heats of the U-20 national championships and matched it exactly in the final (2.6m/s) to win the gold medal.
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The 17-year-old schoolboy, who has earned comparisons to Jamaican great Usain Bolt, clocked 9.99 (3.5m/s) in the heats of the U-20 national championships and matched it exactly in the final (2.6m/s) to win the gold medal.
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00:00I mean, that's what I was hoping for. I didn't get the start I anticipated, but I just focused on what I needed to focus on.
00:11Away, he got not such a good start tonight. Kelly just leaves in from Kebergeli. Out wide Cassiano and John.
00:18Now Gout starts to stretch away and stretch away. He does! And he's done it! He's broken the 10 seconds again.
00:25Look for the wind! Look for the wind! It might be too big again!
00:31Twice in the space of three hours, he's gone inside 10 seconds.