Athletics
‘Next Usain Bolt’ Gout Gout, 17, runs blistering sub-10sec 100m twice in same day and admits he could have gone FASTER
SPRINT prodigy Gout Gout has been dubbed the ‘next Usain Bolt’ after breaking the 10-second barrier in the 100m twice on the same day.
The 17-year-old, who had never dipped under the mark before, clocked 9.99 seconds in the under-20 100m heat before recording the same time in the final at the Australian Athletics Championships in Perth on Thursday.
&w=400&resize=400,240&ssl=1 "Gout Gout surpasses Usain Bolt, Justin Gatlin after winning Australian 200m title in 19.84 seconds")
&w=80&resize=80,80&ssl=1 "Gout Gout surpasses Usain Bolt, Justin Gatlin after winning Australian 200m title in 19.84 seconds")
&w=400&resize=400,240&ssl=1 "Gout Gout, compared to Usain Bolt, breaks 10-second barrier twice in one night — but times deemed illegal")
&w=80&resize=80,80&ssl=1 "Gout Gout, compared to Usain Bolt, breaks 10-second barrier twice in one night — but times deemed illegal")
