Phelps goes for record eighth gold
BEIJING, Aug. 17 -- Michael Phelps swims for a record-breaking eighth gold in a single Games on Sunday to end a stunning week of achievement in the Olympic pool.
The American has hogged the headlines over the first week with his quest to beat Mark Spitz's record, but late on Saturday Jamaican Usain Bolt also etched his name into Olympic history by becoming the fastest man on earth.
Bolt set the Bird's Nest stadium alight with his 9.69 seconds burst to cruise to Olympic gold in the 100 metres, in the process smashing his own world record.
Michael Phelps of the US celebrates after winning the men's 100m butterfly swimming final at the National Aquatics Center during the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games August 16, 2008. [Agencies]
Phelps will dive into the Water Cube pool not long after the women marathon runners cross the Bird's Nest stadium finish line following an early Sunday morning start to ward off summer heat.
Phelps has already equalled Spitz's 1972 record of winning seven golds in one Games and become the most successful Olympian of the modern era with a career tally of 13 wins.
He will stand alone in the record books if he and his team mates win the men's 100 metres medley on Sunday morning. A second-string US squad qualified fastest in the heats, setting their "A-team" colleagues up as firm favourites.
Phelps will be glad to avoid further nail-biting moments after winning his seventh medal on Saturday by a fingertip.
"One hundredth is the smallest of margins of victory in sport. It's pretty cool, that's all I can say," he said.
Saturday's gold earned him a $1 million bonus from his swimsuit sponsors, but that will be dwarfed by the corporate endorsements he will garner if he surpasses Spitz's record.
Spitz has hailed Phelps as the greatest Olympian ever and his achievement as epic.
The men's relay concludes a week of record-breaking performances in the pool.
Attention will then switch firmly to athletics, where Bolt's sprint on Saturday night showed that the track too might provide a happy hunting ground for record seekers.
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BEIJING, Aug. 17 -- Michael Phelps swims for a record-breaking eighth gold in a single Games on Sunday to end a stunning week of achievement in the Olympic pool.
The American has hogged the headlines over the first week with his quest to beat Mark Spitz's record, but late on Saturday Jamaican Usain Bolt also etched his name into Olympic history by becoming the fastest man on earth.
Bolt set the Bird's Nest stadium alight with his 9.69 seconds burst to cruise to Olympic gold in the 100 metres, in the process smashing his own world record.
Michael Phelps of the US celebrates after winning the men's 100m butterfly swimming final at the National Aquatics Center during the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games August 16, 2008. [Agencies]
Phelps will dive into the Water Cube pool not long after the women marathon runners cross the Bird's Nest stadium finish line following an early Sunday morning start to ward off summer heat.
Phelps has already equalled Spitz's 1972 record of winning seven golds in one Games and become the most successful Olympian of the modern era with a career tally of 13 wins.
He will stand alone in the record books if he and his team mates win the men's 100 metres medley on Sunday morning. A second-string US squad qualified fastest in the heats, setting their "A-team" colleagues up as firm favourites.
Phelps will be glad to avoid further nail-biting moments after winning his seventh medal on Saturday by a fingertip.
"One hundredth is the smallest of margins of victory in sport. It's pretty cool, that's all I can say," he said.
Saturday's gold earned him a $1 million bonus from his swimsuit sponsors, but that will be dwarfed by the corporate endorsements he will garner if he surpasses Spitz's record.
Spitz has hailed Phelps as the greatest Olympian ever and his achievement as epic.
The men's relay concludes a week of record-breaking performances in the pool.
Attention will then switch firmly to athletics, where Bolt's sprint on Saturday night showed that the track too might provide a happy hunting ground for record seekers.
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