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American teenager Lutkenhaus stuns Olympic champion as Gout learns lesson

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Cooper Lutkenhaus, 17, wins 800m by 0.01secGout Gout sixth; Tebogo: ‘He has a long way to go’There are fewer venues more deeply embedded into track and field’s soul than the Bislett Stadium. An extraordinary 70 world records have been set here.

  • Cooper Lutkenhaus, 17, wins 800m by 0.01sec

  • Gout Gout sixth; Tebogo: ‘He has a long way to go’

There are fewer venues more deeply embedded into track and field’s soul than the Bislett Stadium. An extraordinary 70 world records have been set here. Plenty of reputations have been made. Plenty more left frayed, too.

And so it proved again as the brilliant 17-year-old American Cooper Lutkenhaus added to his staggering résumé by taking down the Olympic 800m champion Emmanuel Wanyonyi with a race for the ages. And another, the Australian star Gout Gout, learned what it was like in the big leagues.

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American (ORG) Lutkenhaus (ORG) Olympic (LOCATION) Cooper Lutkenhaus (PERSON) Tebogo (PERSON) the Bislett Stadium (LOCATION) Emmanuel Wanyonyi (PERSON) Australian (ORG) Gout Gout (ORG)
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