THERE IS NO GOUT ABOUT THIS TALENT

GOUT GOUT has ripped up the record books to earn inevitable comparisons with Usain Bolt.

- ALAN SMITH

But after the teenage sprinter last month became a global sensation with his performances at the Australian school championships, World Athletics president Seb Coe is among those urging caution around a young man tipped to become the breakout star of 2025.

Gout heads to Florida for a training camp with Olympic champion Noah Lyles in the coming days, having broken the 56-year-old Australian 200m record when running 20.04secs in early December.

That made the slow-starting, rapid-finishing Brisbanite the fastest 16-year-old over half a lap, eclipsing Bolt by almost a tenth of a second.

It was also the second fastest run by an Under-18 and sealed qualification for September’s World Championships in Tokyo.