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American teenager Lutkenhaus stuns Olympic champion as Gout learns lesson
Gout Gout sixth; Tebogo says: ‘He has a long way to go’
TL;DR
- 17-year-old Cooper Lutkenhaus beat Olympic 800m champion Emmanuel Wanyonyi in Oslo.
- Lutkenhaus won with a time of 1:42.08, the fastest of the year, by 0.01 seconds.
- Wanyonyi, the Olympic champion, had personal reasons for not being at his peak.
- Australian sprinter Gout Gout finished sixth in his senior Diamond League debut.
- Letsile Tebogo advised Gout Gout to compete with his age group to avoid injuries and allow his body to mature.
- Amy Hunt achieved a strong second place in the 100m race.