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Gout Gout breaks 10-second barrier for 100m at Australian athletics championships
* 17-year-old runs 9.99s with illegal tailwind of 3.5m/s in heat
* Sprint sensation to run U20 final later on Thursday in Perth
Sprinter Gout Gout has broken the 10-second barrier in the 100m for the first time at the national athletics titles in Perth, but his 9.99s won’t be officially recorded in the record books due to an illegal tailwind of 3.5m/s.
The 17-year-old set the time in the heats of the under-20 100m on Thursday afternoon, and he is due to run the final later on Thursday evening. Continue reading...