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Usain Bolt has labelled teenage sprint sensation Gout Gout the future of athletics - but even the GOAT could not believe his eyes when he saw the Australian run.

Bolt was watching on from the stands in Tokyo as the Queenslander took a big step up in his fledgling career.

The legendary athlete, 39, has admitted that he loses his breath walking up the stairs as he indulges in a languorous retired lifestyle.

The 17-year-old has often been compared to Bolt while he has forged a reputation as one of the brightest young stars in athletics.

Most 17-year-olds would opt for a flashy set of wheels after becoming $6million richer - but not the Queensland superstar in the making, who is preparing for the World Athletics Championships.

Here, we list the next 10 great talents, across the globe and across sports - it's time to get to know them now, because they'll be household names before you know it.

Asked to imagine someone 'strong' and perhaps you'd conjure up an image of Arnold Schwarzenegger in his weightlifting heyday, all gleaming biceps and pecs.

DAVID COVERDALE: From the razzmatazz of a major athletics meet in Monaco, to the monotony of a school classroom in Queensland. The coming days offer a window into the double life of Gout.

KFC is under fire from fired-up footy fans who've labelled one of its recent 'Catch the Colonel' challenges 'impossible' after seeing it during a Super Rugby match.

Australia's teenage sprinting phenom Gout Gout is used to the roar of stadiums and the flash of finish-line cameras and sometimes it can be easy to forget he is still a schoolboy

Aussie sprint sensation Gout Gout clearly isn't short of confidence after the teenager opened up about his ceiling in athletics in a rare TV interview.

While all eyes will be on Aussie sprint sensation Gout Gout tonight at the Australian Athletics Championships, there is another history-making teenager set to make a splash as well

F1 CONFIDENTIAL: Toto Wolff needs to show George Russell more love. It was something Christian Horner said strategically in the new - absurdly fabricated - Netflix series. It's absolutely right.

Usain Bolt's father, Wellesley, has died aged 68. The Olympic legend's dad passed away on Monday after a lengthy battle with an illness, local media confirmed.

At just 17 years of age, Gout Gout has drawn international attention and comparisons to Usain Bolt by clocking a series of stunning times in the 100m and 200m sprint.

Serial Bafta nominee Graham broke into the film industry in 2000, playing Tommy in Guy Ritchie's Snatch. Six years later he had another breakout rule as racist skinhead Combo in This is England.

Australian athletics great John Steffenson has publicly defended teenage sprint sensation Gout Gout, saying anyone who promotes the baseless claims is a 'muppet'.

Footage shows the moment Anastasia Pearce, three, 'almost died' as she plummeted down the hole after running across it in a communal garden in Stourbridge, West Midlands.

CHRISTOPHER STEVENS: Where The Polar Bears Wait, a half-hour passion project that Gill wrote and produced herself, introduced us to Star - a bear who was rescued 10 years ago.

The Age newspaper had to apologise to two Aussie stars after what it called an 'error made during the cropping of a photo' that appeared on the front page of its Sunday edition.

He has only just turned 16, but already the Aussie sprinting superstar tipped to be better than Usain Bolt has become a multi-millionaire

Four-time Olympic gold medallist Michael Johnson has weighed in on the performances and hype surrounding Australian teenage sprint sensation, Gout Gout.

Athletics Australia president Jane Flemming has revealed why the sporting organisation will look to 'temper' the significant hype surrounding teenage sprinter Gout Gout.

The young Queenslander has set the country talking in recent days after he blitzed his way to breaking a 56-year Australian All School Championships record/

The 16-year-old, who hails from Queensland , smashed Peter Norman's 56-year Australian All Schools Athletics Championships record in the 200m this weekend.

The family of Peter Norman are not sad that his long-standing 200m record has been broken by rising teenage sensation Gout Gout, instead delivering the 16-year-old an important message

It came as the 16-year-old, who hails from Queensland, smashed Peter Norman's 56-year Australian All Schools Athletics Championships record in the 200m final on Saturday.

Teen track star Gout Gout, who pipped one of Australia's most famous records in Brisbane on Saturday, has had his day spoiled by ugly comments online.

The Gout Gout show has continued in Brisbane, with the 16-year-old speedster compared to Usain Bolt coasting to victory in the 200m

The hype is real when it comes to teenage sprint sensation Gout Gout - but his time of 10.04 in the 100m at the Australian All Schools Athletics Championships won't be seen in any history books.

Remember the name Gout Gout - because if the Aussie teenage sensation continues to scorch across the track, an Olympic sprint champion could be emerging before our eyes.

At just 16, Aussie sprint sensation Gout Gout knows he is the centre of attention most places he goes - and he isn't intimidated by constant comparisons to Olympic legend Usain Bolt.

The four-times Olympic gold medallist sprang into action after the crooks struck while he was out running with his wife Tania last week, The Mail on Sunday can reveal.

24-year-old Daniel went unexpectedly viral after social media users seized on a sweet family photo of him towering over his 5ft 7in Take That star father.

Queensland-based Gout Gout is on track to shatter Australian records galore after announcing himself to the athletics world in stunning fashion this year.

Already I've pounded 50 kilometres of road. I've escaped a group of men carrying machetes. These guys on the motorbike said they would help me; that they were my friends. They're not.

Diners were left speechless in a swanky restaurant near Wigan after finding themselves lined up alongside none other than Usain Bolt.

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW BY DAVID COVERDALE: After Thomas Young won the T38 100 metres at the Paralympics in Tokyo in 2021, he immediately set his sights on emulating the record of Usain Bolt.

Gout Gout, a 2007-born athlete from Brisbane , has been dubbed as the 'next Usain Bolt ' after his impressive 100m run in 10.2 seconds at this year's Queensland Athletics Championships.

Ever wondered just how tall Kim Kardashian is? Or how the TV personality compares to the rest of her perfectly groomed Kardashian-Jenner clan? Well, ponder no more.

UK Sport has created a simple list of sporting activities in a bid to find the next Team GB star in time for Los Angeles 2028. MailOnline's Poppy Gibson gets her gym kit on and heads to the park...

Luxe Listings star Gavin Rubinstein recently took to social media to soft launch his glamorous new model girlfriend Holly Young.

How bad was Noah Lyles' fever when he took bronze in the 200-meter final at the Paris Olympics? Coach Lance Brauman said it was 102 degrees Fahrenheit.

Noah Lyles fell just short of a historic sprint double at the Paris Olympics with a third-place finish in the 200 meters behind Letsile Tebogo of Botswana.

The image is from Louisiana State University in the fall of 2018 and features American sprinter Sha'Carri Richardson and Swedish-American pole vaulter Armand 'Mondo' Duplantis.

DAVID COVERDALE: Lyles is the best thing to happen to athletics since Bolt exited the stage in 2017. And now the world champion is also the Olympic champion.

China is currently leading the gold medal tally at the Paris Olympics with the US - largely thanks to the impressive abilities of its swimmers and divers, powering to victory in event after event.

IAN HERBERT AT THE STADE DE FRANCE: He arrived in this place like a meteor, entering the arena even before his name had been called, jumping up and down the track like a man possessed.

Since Usain Bolt announced his retirement from sprinting back in 2017, Jamaica have failed to find another figure who has come even close to the world record holder. That is until now.

From the likes of Usain Bolt to Antoine Dupont, Olympians, footballers, rugby players and athletes from around the world have all participated in the iconic practice.

Sorry to disabuse you, but on Friday the Olympic oath will be sworn on the Seine and a lot of fingers should be crossed behind backs.

It is already shaping up to be one of the most memorable games of all time, with an opening ceremony which will take place along the River Seine rather than in a stadium.

It is already shaping up to be one of the most memorable games of all time, with an opening ceremony which will take place along the River Seine rather than in a stadium.

Appropriately for the country that gave us haute cuisine, the menu across France's Olympic Village has been prepared by top chefs and includes croissants, poached eggs, artichoke cream and veal.

Usain Bolt claimed he gorged on 100 McDonald's nuggets a day when he won gold in 2008, but today's Olympians won't be able to get the famous fast food as Paris goes for the healthy option.

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: The 29-year-old, who is the 'reigning champ'' in the 200m dash, became the first Canadian to win a track event in 28 years at the 2021 Olympic Games in Tokyo.

The 22-year-old has topped Jamaica's men's 100m Olympics trials with the ninth-fastest time in history - in just his second season as a professional.

The comedian, 36, faced backlash from viewers following a comment he made during Friday night's episode of Love Island.

However, before he was able to intervene, Bolt went down clutching his leg and subsequently had to be carried off on a stretcher by medical staff.

Manchester United supporter Bolt says while he didn't want any of the three teams to win the title, Man City's success was more bearable because Arsenal fans 'talk so much'.

Relive Mail Sport's live blog for the latest score, team news and updates as England take on the World XI at Stamford Bridge in Soccer Aid 2024.

Preparation for the charity match - which takes place on Sunday June 9 - was well and truly under way on Friday, with stars such as Vicky McClure, Martin Compston, and Tommy Fury joining them.

Preparation for the charity match was well and truly under way on Friday, with stars such as Danny Dyer, Bobby Brazier and Tommy Fury joining them on the pitch.

Soccer Aid for UNICEF 2024 announced their celebrity players in March ahead of the annual charity match on Sunday 9th June at Stamford Bridge. 

Soccer Aid is back! - with the huge charity game returning to Stamford Bridge for the first time since 2019. Here is everything you need to know including date, time, where to watch.

When people think of cheetahs, they think of speed, says James Hanaway

CRAIG HOPE IN PARIS: After seven years, it is not unreasonable to say that two games - Tuesday's match at Parc des Princes and the final at Wembley on June 1 - will determine his legacy in Paris.

MAN UNITED 1-1 BURNLEY - JOE BERNSTEIN AT OLD TRAFFORD: Usain Bolt would have admired the breakneck pace on show that helped produce 43 goal attempts.

CRAIG HOPE AT ST JAMES' PARK: The Premier League 's fastest-ever player was made to look like a tugboat by Isak, whose speed of thought was too quick for the feet of the Tottenham defender.

A 16-year-old Jamaican sprinting sensation has taken out a Usain Bolt's Under-17 400m record at the 51st Carifta Games. Nickecoy Bramwell stunned fans by recording a time of 47.26 seconds

The 37-year-old became the fastest human when he ran 100m in just 9.58 second during the 2009 World Championships, a record which is unlikely to be matched in the near future.

Eden Hazard has picked a team loaded with attacking talent, and without a single goalkeeper or defender, for his dream Chelsea five-a-side team.

Eden Hazard has vowed to keep himself in shape as he doesn't want to 'look like Peppa Pig' when he returns to the pitch as part of Soccer Aid on June 9.

Soccer Aid is back! - with the charity game returning to Stamford Bridge for the first time since 2019. Here is everything you need to know including date, time, where to watch and who is involved.

Soccer Aid for UNICEF 2024 has announced it's celebrity players ahead of the annual charity match on Sunday 9th June at Stamford Bridge.

Kylian Mbappe's blistering pace was on show once again as PSG beat Real Sociedad to reach the quarter-finals of the Champions League and it sparked a conversation.

DAVID COVERDALE AT THE EMIRATES ARENA, GLASGOW: Coleman stormed to victory in the 60metres final - his first major title since returning from an 18-month ban for missing three drugs tests.

The online influencer 'Lizwani' is otherwise known as Raphy Lizwa and says he worked at fee-paying Stowe School - while gaining access to VIP events before boasting about it online.

Think psychopaths are all serial killers? Wrong. Many of us have their character traits - and as a book written by SAS hero Andy McNab revealed in 2014, they're vital to winning life's battles.