Gout Gout stuns again to win 200m Australian title after rival Lachie Kennedy disqualified

Gout Gout stuns again to win 200m Australian title after rival Lachie Kennedy disqualified
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Gout Gout has recorded a stunning 19.84s in the final of the 200m at the national championships in Perth, but an illegal tailwind of 2.2m/s has again prevented him from officially breaking the 20-second barrier.

The 17-year-old overcame nerves and two false starts, one which disqualified rival Lachie Kennedy, to soar down the straight and stop the clock a massive 14 hundredths of a second less than his previous best.

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