Less than a decade after Usain Bolt left the sport of track and field, new stars have emerged. The 16-year-old Australian Gout Gout looks a lot like the Jamaican.

The 16-year-old’s performances at the schools championships have gone viral, receiving a shout-out from the Jamaican world-record holder.

Four-time Olympic gold medallist Michael Johnson doesn't want to see Gout compete at the senior level anytime soon.

Usain Bolt believes Australian teenage sprint star Gout Gout "is like me". Gout Gout, 16, shattered another long-held national record at the Australian All Schools Championship when he completed the 200m at a rapid 20.04 seconds.

Australian sensation Gout Gout was touched to receive a very special phone call after surpassing a Usain Bolt landmark and breaking a longstanding national record

Schoolboy sensation Gout Gout is bathing in new-found celebrity and savouring comparisons with Usain Bolt following his eye-catching runs at the Australian schools championships in Brisbane.

Sprint sensation Gout Gout was touched to receive a very special call after beating a Usain Bolt landmark and breaking a 56-year record.

Australia’s teenage sprint sensation had already drawn comparisons with sprint king Usain Bolt before he became the talk of the athletics world again last weekend with his record-breaking run in the 200m.