Overview

• Bolt cautioned that turning teenage promise into senior titles is difficult and said progress will hinge on coaching, focus and the right support around the athlete.
• Gout Gout will run only the 200m at the world championships in Tokyo next week in a field that includes three-time defending champion Noah Lyles.
• He enters ranked 16th internationally for the 200m, highlighting both his precocious rise and the challenge of reaching a first senior final.
• The Australian teen set the national 200m record at 20.04 in December and lowered it to 20.02 in June, with additional sub-20 runs this year deemed wind-assisted and ineligible.
• For Australian viewers, the 200m heats, semifinals and final are scheduled for Sept. 17–19 AEST on Nine’s channels with streaming available on 9Now.