The week in sport

World's fastest teenager, inventing waterskiing, all EFL games on Sky, Wimbledon preview, 25% off mags, US sprinter's bollocks

Teenager Gout Gout set a new Australian record with victory in the men's 200m on his senior international debut at the Golden Spike meeting in Ostrava.

The 17-year-old clocked 20.02 seconds in a highly anticipated first European meeting in the Czech Republic.

The sprinter powered past Portuguese-based Cuban Reynier Mena, who had to settle for second after winning the last two Diamond League 200m races.

Gout has been compared to legendary eight-time Olympic gold medallist Usain Bolt, and his 200m time in Ostrava was better than that of Jamaica's world record holder, who finished in 20.28 on his first Golden Spike meet in 2006.

However, Gout is yet to run a legal time under 20 seconds, which Bolt achieved four months before his 18th birthday with a 19.93 in Bermuda.

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#onthisday in 1922, eighteen-year-old Ralph Samuelson of Minnesota becomes the first person to come up with the idea of using skis on water being towed behind a boat, thereby inventing waterskiing. [Our image above is what AI comes up with, if you ask it to illustrate this story}

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A world champion athlete overcame a wardrobe malfunction to win a 400m race on Wednesday.

American hurdler Chris Robinson was competing in the Ostrava Golden Spike meet in the Czech Republic when his genitals became exposed mid-race.

The athlete can be seen trying to adjust his shorts to preserve his modesty; however, he later gives up after multiple attempts.

Despite the malfunction, the hurdler won the race with a time of 48.95 seconds. He rolled into a somersault in triumph, before lying on the track and smiling.

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Sky Sports will broadcast every match from the opening rounds of the Championship, League One and League Two live next season, with most kicking off at 3pm on Saturday. The EFL has introduced a split start, with League One and Two kicking off on 1 August and the Championship seven days later.

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There’s a Flash Sale going on at the Pitch website right now. 25% off print and digital issues. Just use FLASH25 at the checkout.

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LIONS! Cover star Henry Pollock will make his first start at number eight, in their opening game on Australian soil against the Western Force on Saturday, having come off the bench against Argentina last Friday night. You can read all about the Northampton star in our latest issue.

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