If consistency is a measure of greatness then Gout Gout crept closer to that designation with another history-making performance at the Queensland athletics championships in Brisbane. Racing at the Queensland Sport and Athletics Centre where he last year broke Peter Norman's long-standing 200m Australian record,

Gout Gout's ascent has continued, with the young Australian star quickly becoming one of the most exciting names in world athletics. The 17-year-old exploded on to the world stage last year, breaking the all-time Australian 200m record while also running the second-fastest U18 200m ever.

Australian 17-year-old Gout Gout continued to demonstrate why he is the most exciting talent in sprinting right now, running the fastest 200-meter time in the world this year on Sunday.

Australia have a sprint sensation. If Gout Gout’s stock was already rapidly on the rise after his exploits as a teenage athletic phenom, his record-breaking exploits have marked him out as a potential superstar of the sport in the men’s ranks.