Australian 17-year-old Gout Gout continued to demonstrate why he is the most exciting talent in sprinting right now, running the fastest 200-meter time in the world this year on Sunday.

Competing in the heats of the Queensland State Championships, Gout ran a world-leading time of 20.05 seconds, just 0.01 outside his own Australian record.

In the final, he then followed it up by becoming the first-ever Australian to break the 20-second barrier with his victory in 19.98 seconds. However, the time won’t stand as an official record because of illegal wind conditions (+3.6m/s).

Remarkably, Gout finished more than two seconds ahead of the competition in the men’s under-20 200m final, streaking away from the field on the home straight.

“I felt literally free. I had 80 metres left to go and I thought, let’s send it, and only from then did I believe I had a chance of going sub 20,” he said after the race, per Australian Athletics.

“Seeing the clock, I was really happy and surprised in a way, but it just felt like a weight off my shoulders. Now that I’ve done it, I’ve just got to do that more consistently.”