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Usain Bolt's world record smashed by 16-year-old - but he narrowly misses out on major accolade

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Gout Gout clocked a silver-medal time of 20.60 seconds in the 200 m at the U20 World Championships held in Peru .

The 16-year-old narrowly surpassed Usain Bolt's record of the same age in 2002 .

Bolt managed 20.61 seconds in final round but had previously hit 20.58 seconds in opening heats.

South African Bayanda Walaza and Britain 's Jake Odey-Jordan bagged bronze finishing in 20.81 seconds .