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Michael Phelps has been chosen as Team U.S.A’s. Flag carrier in the opening ceremony of the Rio Olympics. The US Olympic Committee declared that Michael Phelps, who is at 31 years of age, will represent the US Team on 5th August 2016 at the Maraca Stadium. Phelps was being selected from the American group going through a vote by individuals.
He is one of America’s top swimmers and the most enhanced Olympian ever, with a sum of 22 medals in three Olympiads. Phelps additionally holds the all-time records for Olympic gold medals, Olympic gold in individual events, and Olympic medals in an individual event for a male.
In winning eight gold medals at the 2008 Beijing Games, Phelps snatched the record from kindred American swimmer Mark Spitz for the most front placed competition at any single Olympic Games. Five of those triumphs were in individual occasions, tying the single Games record.
In the Summer Olympics in London in the year 2012, Phelps won four gold and two silver medals, making him the best competitor of the Games for the third Olympics consecutively.
Phelps is the long-distance world record holder in the 100-meter butterfly, 200-meter butterfly and 400-meter individual event and additionally the previous long-distance world record holder in the 200-meter freestyle and 200-meter individual event.
He has won 77 medals in significant worldwide long-distance competitions – totalling 61 gold, 13 silver and 3 bronze medals including the Olympics, the World Championships and the Pan Pacific Championships.
He is the principal American swimmer to qualify for the Olympic Games five times. Phelps is the most enlivened Olympian as per the Olympic advisory group.
