Aussie Teenager Gout Gout Surges His Way To 19. 84 Seconds In 200m

Teenager Gout Gout reinforced his growing reputation as one of the best young sprinters in the world Sunday by clocking a wind-assisted 19.84 seconds to win the Australian 200m title.

His blistering run was the second fastest ever by an athlete under-20 among all conditions, surpassing Usain Bolt 's 19.93 in 2004 and Justin Gatlin's 19.86 in 2001.

It followed the 17-year-old storming to the 100m crown at the Australian Athletics Championships in Perth on Friday in 9.99 sec.

That too was achieved with a tailwind slightly above the permitted limit so will not make the record books.

But his rapid development is generating growing interest, with the lanky schoolboy described this year by World Athletics President Sebastian Coe as a rare talent.