The 'next Usain Bolt' is 12 years old and already runs faster than you

Australian sprinter James Gallaugher is only 12 years old, but he's already causing involuntary jaw slackening in the spectators who watch him run the 100 and 200 meters. In these events, he's already the best in the world in his age group, and fans' excited chatter frequently includes the phrase "the next Usain Bolt." The evidence is compelling: Check out this video of him running the anchor leg of the 4x100-meter relay at the New South Wales primary schools championship. Gallaugher closes an extraordinary gap in Bolt-like fashion and snatches the win from a clearly terrified competitor who ran the final 20 meters looking over his shoulder.

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