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Silver for 'lightening' Bolt

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Jamaica's National record holder Usain 'Lightening' Bolt copped Jamaica's fifth medal of the IAAF World Championships in Osaka, Japan with a silver medal performance in the men's 200m final today, August 30, 2007.

Bolt, running out of lane five clocked 19.91 seconds, and was beaten by now double world champion Tyson Gay of the US, winning in a new championship record of 19.76 seconds, while another American Wallace Spearman took the bronze in 20.05 seconds.
Jamaicans Marvin Anderson (20.28) and Chris Williams (20.57) were sixth and seventh respectively.
Jamaica's surprise athlete for the meet, Nickiesha Wilson a former Alpha Academy runner ran a creditable fourth in the women's 400m hurdle final in 54.10 seconds, Jana Rawlinson of Australia won that event in a season best 53.31 seconds

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