TOKYO :Australian schoolboy sprinter Gout Gout says he would consider his first world championships a success if he runs a personal best in the 200 metres in Tokyo, regardless of where he finishes.

The big-striding 17-year-old has earned comparisons with sprinting great Usain Bolt after breaking the long-standing Australian 200m record and running a string of other fast times over the last year.

He improved his 200m record to 20.02 seconds in Ostrava in June and said he was excited about the prospect of coming up against the best in the world at the National Stadium, where the heats start on Wednesday.

"I definitely think PB-ing, regardless of where I come, is definitely a big success," he told reporters in Tokyo on Monday.

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