Gout Gout, compared to Usain Bolt, breaks 10-second barrier twice in one night — but times deemed illegal

Australian sprinting sensation Gout Gout, often hailed as the next Usain Bolt, stunned the athletics world by clocking sub-10-second times for 100m race twice in one evening. However, both performances were deemed wind-assisted and thus ineligible for record purposes.

Touted as the successor to Usain Bolt’s legacy, Australian sprinter Gout Gout continues to impress with each passing day. The 17-year-old on Thursday made headlines after breaking the 10-second barrier in the 100m twice on the same day.

It’s a massive achievement for Gout Gout who had never registered sub-10 second timings. In Perth, however, he broke the barrier as he recorded a timing of 9.99 seconds in the under-20 100m heat before repeating the same time in the final of the Australian Athletics Championships.

Unfortunately, the timings will not recorded as his personal best as both attempts were assisted by illegally high tailwinds. Gout Gout’s time in the heat was assisted by a 3.5m/s tailwind while his final time was helped by a 2.6m/s tailwind.

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