Phelps exaggerates his legend with gold in 200 butterfly

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RIO DE JANEIRO American Michael Phelps today even more agigantó his legend by winning the Olympic gold twenty of his career with victory in the 200m butterfly of the Games in Rio de Janeiro, DPA reported.

At 31, swimming superstar added a new chapter to his magical career when he won his first individual gold in Rio 2016 after the imposition on Sunday night in the 4x100 free relay with his team.

The US got the win with a time of 1: 53.36 minutes exceeded by four hundredths Japanese Masato Sakai, in the final strokes was about to ruin the achievement of a hitherto Phelps came to dominate with some clarity the career.

The bronze went to Hungarian Tamas Kenderi, with 1: 53.62, and finished fourth South African Chad Le Clos (1: 54.06), the man who had left without Phelps gold in the same event four years ago.

After seeing confirmed his victory, the living legend of swimming lifted the index finger and smugly held before greeting his rivals.

Olympic Aquatic Stadium today vibrated with the exploits of Phelps, who accumulates a total of 24 medals spread between 20 golds, two silvers and two bronzes.

After debuting in Sydney 2000 with 15, Phelps added his first six gold medals in Athens 2004, who added eight in Beijing 2008 where he won all the evidence disputó-, four times in London and two in Rio. After London, Phelps announced his retirement from swimming, although the "Shark" Baltimore would shortly thereafter reverse its decision. However, after being arrested for drunk driving American Federation he decided to suspend for six months and exclude the World in Kazan.

The star is then autoingresó in a rehabilitation clinic and once recovered achieved in the "trials" Americans classification to Rio. New father and champion for the first time Phelps debuted in Brazil with a gold in the 4x100 on Sunday, the 19th of his career. And today he reached the magic number of 20.