‘I’ll just go out there and run like a horse, run like the wind’ – Teen sensation Gout Gout into world 200m semi-finals

Australia's Gout Gout reacts after finishing his heat in third place to qualify for 200m semi-finals at the World Athletics Championships in Japan. Photo: Reuters/Aleksandra Szmigiel

Australian teenager Gout Gout said he felt right at home in his first senior outing on the global stage after clocking 20.33 seconds to finish third in his 200 metres heat on Wednesday and qualify for the world championship semi-finals.

The 17-year-old has attracted worldwide attention and earned comparisons to Jamaican sprinting great Usain Bolt since breaking his country's long-standing 200m record and running a string of fast times over the last year.

With Bolt watching from the stands

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