Phelps claimed two of his most recent gold medals yesterday, taking out both the 200m butterfly event and the 4x200m freestyle event to claim his 24th and 25th overall medals in his Olympic career, his 2nd and 3rd medals of these Olympics.
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DiRado’s upset denied Hosszu a fourth gold in Rio, and capped off a remarkable one-and-done Olympics for the American.
The Post describes the hoplite race like this: “The hoplitodromos – also called the hoplite race – might be the most intriguing”.
“That’s the longest continuous competitor I’ve ever had”, Phelps said of the friendly rivalry with Lochte that began in 2004.
“Everything I put my mind to”, Phelps said, “I was able to accomplish”.
Although Phelps has a record total of 22 Olympic gold medals, nine of these have come in relays – a concept which didn’t exist in the original version of the event.
Later Friday, 16 years after winning his first individual gold medal at the Olympics, Anthony Ervin picked up his second with a furious dash from one end of the pool to the other.
“To me, I’m just the same Simone. I was thinking about him the whole day and especially in the last two matches”. There were challenges along the way, but he overcame them and continues to become better at what he does. He of course is British.
Leonidas of Rhodes competed in four successive Olympiads in 164BC, 160BC, 156BC and 152BC and in each of these he won three different running races.
Teammate Aly Raisman earned silver, making up for her disappointment four years ago in London.
We now have a golfer such as the Northern Irish great Rory McIlroy, who said of his reason to skip Rio: “I didn’t get into golf to try and grow the game”.
“I hit all my goals right on the nose this week”, she said. It went on to detail her struggle with depression due to the pressure of competing in the sport. She beat world number one Sumiya Dorjsuren of Mongolia to take the title and prove that Brazil is a world force in women’s judo even if the country does not always treasure them. “I got into golf to win championships and win major championships”.
The most decorated athlete in Olympic history couldn’t pull off one of his patented comebacks in the 100-meter butterfly, easily held off by a swimmer a decade younger. And she has confirmed every ounce of her promise with her feats in Rio, which include world records in the 400m and 800m.
“After the race I was like, “This is out of this world”, Schooling added.
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After months of controversy over high-profile withdrawals of the sport’s biggest stars – including Rory McIlroy and Jordan Spieth – the men will finally be teeing up at the newly built Olympic golf complex in Rio de Janeiro. “He can reach his prime years in Tokyo 2020”.
