Usain Bolt's sage advice for Gout Gout as senior Diamond League debut approaches

Sprint king Usain Bolt has offered some sage advice for Australian wunderkind Gout Gout, telling him to ensure he has "the right set of people" around so he can stay focused on his craft.

Gout shocked the world on April 12 when he shattered his own 200 metre Australian record with a 19.67 seconds at the national athletics championships.

Bolt holds the world record in that discipline with a time of 19.19, which was set in 2009.

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The fastest Bolt ran as an under-20 athlete was 19.93 in 2004.

Speaking to CNN Sport, Bolt was candid in his advice to the 18-year-old.

"At that young age, because I was there, you start getting pulled left and right and then you forget track and field," he said.

"Hopefully, he has the right set of people to guide him and keep him focused on track and field because the rest of the stuff will always be there.

"But if you mess up on track and field, then it all goes away."

Gout won't run at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games this year, having chosen to prioritise the world under-20 championships, which begin straight after in Eugene, Oregon.

His sights are firmly set on winning gold in the 200m in his final world under-20 championship appearance.

Before that, Gout will make his senior Diamond League debut on June 10 in Oslo, Norway.

Gout's manager, James Templeton, has locked in a series of overseas races for the teen and at the Oslo meet he will race a 200m against Botswana's Letsile Tebogo, the gold medallist in the event at the Paris 2024 Olympics.

Bolt said the move into senior competition will be "totally different".

"I remember coming out of high school going on the circuit, I felt like I was on top of the world because I was winning and running good," he said.

"When I got on the circuit, I didn't win one race!

"I know it's going to be an eye-opener, and I hope it doesn't get him down but motivate him to work even harder.

"I think in the first year you will learn a lot and understand what you need to do to be better."

Bolt also said there will be times when the Australian has to appreciate that not every day will be his best.

"He's a massive young talent," the Jamaican says.

"Every time you step on that track, everybody's going to always be looking for a fast time, always looking for you to do great, so hopefully he has the right people to help him to understand that not every day is going to be a great day."