Lyles sails into final, but Oz teen Gout is out of World Athletics Championships

Noah Lyles during the 200m semi-finals on Thursday; (right) Gout Gout. Pics/AFP

Noah Lyles kept alive his bid to match Usain Bolt's record of four consecutive world 200 metres titles as he scorched to the fastest time of the year (19.51 seconds) in the semi-finals at the World Athletics Championships on Thursday.

There was heartbreak, however, for Australia's 17-year-old sensation Gout Gout, who missed out on what would have been a first senior final.

Meanwhile 200m Olympic champion Letsile Tebogo of Botswana also qualified from his semi-final group with a time of 19.95 seconds. Tebogo will be looking for some kind of redemption after a terrible false start in the 100m race.

"I wanted to test the curve because yesterday we only ran the straight so today was just to test that curve and then tomorrow [the final] I'll try to combine the two and give my best," said Tebogo.

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