Publicity frenzy surrounds Gout Gout, but he has the super power to cope

Even in defeat, reporters and rivals crowded around the 17-year-old Australian. He showed he can take it in his strideThe sight was, frankly, ridiculous. Crowded around 17-year-old Gout Gout were 30 reporters - most of them middle aged men - asking the year 12 student about a running race. The mass was crammed in tight, sweaty and rich in odour, in a cavern under Japan National Stadium still humid from the day despite a late shower leaving a shimmer on the track.But this mania is now customary i...