He's not even old enough to drink the champagne that might be flowing his way should he taste success in the men's 200m at the World Championships, yet Gout Gout has got many astute observers salivating at his rare talents.

World Athletics President Seb Coe told Sky Sports ; "He's the real deal." So why is a 17-year-old kid from Queensland, Australia getting people excited?

Gout Gout is fast and has been for a few years, but it is at these World Championships that we might see his shear potential as he makes the tricky transition from 'junior' to 'senior' athlete.

The son of parents from war-torn South Sudan, his mum Monica and dad Bona moved to Australia after fleeing the conflict there, their son was born two years after they had settled in Australia.

By his early teens it was clea

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