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Justin Chadwick

FORGOTTEN HISTORY: Gout runs 100m sprint in 9 99s with illegal tail wind - The Untold Story

Gout Gout celebrates after winning the national Under-20 100m final in a wind-assisted 9.99s. (Richard Wainwright/AAP PHOTOS)

Gout Gout has further entrenched his reputation as being the next Usain Bolt after cracking the magical 10-second barrier in the 100m sprint twice in one night - albeit with illegal tailwinds.

Gout lit up the Australian Athletics Championships in Perth on Thursday night with a wind-assisted run of 9.99 seconds in his first-round heat of the Under-20 men's category. 

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