He added five more gold medals to his record-breaking count (which now sits at 23), all of which came in undramatic races – simply because of how far ahead he was.
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“It ended up going to like eight penalty kicks”, Toney said.
And it’s been a gold medal Games for Under Armour’s marketing all-round.
As Nathan Adrian touched the wall to finish off the victory, Phelps gathered the other relay swimmers, Ryan Murphy and Cody Miller, in his arms.
Phelps has been a household name for many years, but with his performance in Rio this year, he has secured the title as the most decorated Olympian to ever walk planet Earth.
In the stands, his fiancee, Nicole Johnson, bounced along to the music with their son, 3-month-old Boomer, cradled in her arms. He plans to marry Johnson after the Olympics and said he’s eager to watch his son grow, maybe even dole out a swimming lesson or two.
Social media users, however, seemed more aggrieved by the slip in standards.
The London Olympics in 2012 marked a record-breaking year for the host nation. He finished his career with 28 medals overall. In Rio, there are points for second place.
He wouldn’t be for long. Phelps is 31, while Bolt will turn 30 this week.
It wasn’t in doubt after that.
France’s Dimitri Bascou took bronze in 13.24.
Swimming, women’s 10 kilometers open water: Sharon van Rouwendall of the Netherlands took the gold medal, beating Rachele Bruni of Italy and Poliana Okimoto of Brazil.
Kathleen Baker, Lilly King, Dana Vollmer and Simone Manuel led the American triumph.
Felix took silver and Shericka Jackson of Jamaica won bronze.
Equestrian, Individual dressage: Charlotte Dujardin of Great Britain with gold, Isabell Werth of Germany with silver (10th Olympic medal) and Kristina Broring-Sprehe of Germany too with bronze. All eyes were on him to see if he could win a third successive 100m title, and Bolt did not disappoint, running 9.81 seconds to beat his rival Justin Gatlin and becoming the first track athlete in Olympic history to win three golds in one discipline.
China narrowly held off Russian Federation, which finished third with 82 total medals.
Judge Keyla Blank said she based her ruling on inconsistencies in the testimony of the two swimmers, who said they and two teammates were robbed at gunpoint after a late night out. She finished in 24.07. Argentina, which won gold in 2004, features Manu Ginobili, Luis Scola and Andres Nocioni.
“I felt some pressure”.
Jaeger claimed silver in 14:39.48, while bronze went to another Italian, Gabriele Detti, in 14:40.86.
If comparing athletes across different eras is tough, comparing them against different sports is even more foolhardy. The objective was to avoid repeating the national humiliation that befell this country the last two times we held the Games. However, it also happens to star (a bearded) Michael Phelps which has probably had a lot to with its popularity.
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In the only way imaginable.
