Gout Gout sparks calls for $7 billion Olympics move as Usain Bolt responds to Aussie's latest record

Australian athletics phenom Gout Gout has shot to global superstardom after setting the fastest 200m time by a 16-year-old ever on Saturday - outdoing the legendary Usain Bolt once again. And it's led to renewed calls for the Queensland government to make a $7 billion move in time for the Brisbane Olympics in 2032.

The teenager delivered a stunning time of 20.04 seconds at the Australian All Schools Championships in Brisbane, breaking the Aussie record held by Peter Norman for 56 years. Norman ran a 20.06 at the Mexico City Olympics in 1968, and the record stood until Gout broke it on Saturday.

Gout's time was also the fastest-ever by a 16-year-old in the event, breaking the age record Bolt previously held with his best mark of 20.13. The Aussie phenom, who was born in Ipswich in Queensland after his parents fled South Sudan, has made headlines around the world and is arguably Australia's biggest sporting superstar right now.

Even Bolt has taken notice, replying to a post from 'Jumpers World' on social media. The legendary Jamaican wrote: "He looks like young me."

Calls for $7 billion stadium build to help Gout Gout at Olympics

And his latest feats have sparked calls for the Queensland government to give him the best chance to win gold at his home Olympics in 2032. The government has been in a back-and-forth with the Brisbane Olympics planning committee about whether to build an entirely new athletics precinct for the Games - which will cost an estimated $7 billion.

The initial plan was to rebuild the Gabba for $2.7 billion, but that has since been scrapped. The state government is believed to be leaning towards using the modest Queensland Sports and Athletics Centre to host some events in 2032. But a completely new build worth $7 billion appears the best option - and many believe it should be carried out just for Gout alone.

Some are predicting the 16-year-old, who will be 24 by the time the 2032 Olympics roll around, could produce his own 'Cathy Freeman moment' in Brisbane. Freeman famously won gold at her home Olympics in Sydney in 2000, and many believe Gout could do the same in Brisbane. And a new state-of-the art facility would seemingly give him his best chance.

Speaking last week, Brisbane 2032 president Andrew Liveris said a $7 billion build at Victoria Park is the preferred option for Games organisers. He said: “If a stadium like that appears at Victoria Park, that fits the future of cricket and football perfectly, and has private sector funding that gives it a return model like Optus Stadium out in Perth, then of course [I] would say ‘wow, what a great answer for the Olympics’.”

Gout Gout goes global as world reacts to Aussie athletics freak

Gout's latest heroics have grabbed global headlines, with CNN and NBC in America and BBC and The Guardian in the UK leading their sports websites with the Aussie's run. And the 16-year-old won't be slowing down anytime soon.

"I've been getting pressure. My video went viral right before world juniors," he said on Saturday. "You know what they say, pressure makes diamonds. I'm better than a diamond right now.

"It's definitely great. I've been chasing that record. It's pretty crazy. Right now I can't process it, but tonight when I go to bed and think about it it will be pretty crazy for sure. These are adult times and me, just a kid, I'm running them, so it's definitely going to be a great future for sure."

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Gout shot to prominence when he claimed silver at the world under-20s championships in August in a time of 20.60, then lowered his personal best to 20.29 at the Queensland All Schools Championships. He also produced a sensational time of 10.17 in the 100m final on Friday, and appears destined to go sub-10 seconds in the near future.