Michael Phelps
2016 Rio Olympics - Swimming - Semifinal - Men's 200m Individual Medley Semifinals - Olympic Aquatics Stadium - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - 10/08/2016. Michael Phelps (USA) of USA competes Reuters/Pilar Olivares

Michael Phelps getting a gold medal Tuesday night is just normal to hear now. Phelps continues to cement his throne as the Olympics’ greatest after bagging his 20th and 21st gold medal when he defeated Japan’s Masato Sakai in his signature event, 200m men’s butterfly, at the ongoing Rio 2016 Olympic Games

The American secured his spot after he held his closest opponent Sakai by just .04 seconds in their final battle. Phelps finished with a time of 1.53.36 while Sakai followed with 1.53.40. Tamas Kenderesi from Hungary got the bronze with the time of 1.53.72.

With all eyes on him, Phelps made his sweet revenged after being defeated by South African Chad le Clos during the 2012 London Olympics, where he made a mistake of gliding a little too long after his final stroke that resulted to Le Clos overtaking him at the wall. Le Clos, on the other hand, finished at fourth place.

He made his victory sweeter by raising his hands up high and wagging his finger while sitting on lane rope, making the crowd roar at the Olympic Aquatic Stadium. He may be silent during his celebration but it sends a loud message that he is ready to take all who wants to challenge him at the sports that he dominates.

He was pretty fired up after that race and didn’t say anything to anybody else, but there he showed that there was no chance of him losing the gold that night.

An hour passed when Phelps added the 21st gold to his collection by helping team USA win the 4x200 freestyle relay together with Conor Dwyer, Townley Haas and Ryan Lochte, who swam the first three legs and let him finish the event.

Team USA took the lead by the end of the 1st leg and gave Phelps the honour of finishing the event that looks like a coronation for him t the evening’s finale. Britain finished second and Japan got the bronze.

Phelps now holds the Olympic record for having the most medals with 21 gold, two silver and a pair of bronze, making him the most decorated athlete of the Games for the third Olympics in a row.

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