This year’s Olympian feats range from the sublime to the ridiculous – and the downright crabby.
After taking six medals at the 2012 Olympics, it has been announced that retired Olympic swimming superstar Michael Phelps is returning to the sport.
The 21-year-old will officially be crowned champion for the second time in three years at the eighth and final stop in Beijing.
An objectification amnesty has been declared for the duration of the Olympic Games – a smorgasbord of physical perfection, whatever your taste.
South Africa has dropped a few ranks in the Olympic medal standings, after other nations stepped up to add gold to their own hauls.
Michael Phelps suffered a scare before booking his place in a 400m medley showdown with Ryan Lochte as Japan’s Kosuke Hagino led the way.
Michael Phelps celebrated his 27th birthday by beating his great rival Ryan Lochte in their penultimate showdown before the London Olympics.
Ryan Lochte and Michael Phelps answered the bell for round two of their Olympic bout, both reaching the 200m freestyle semifinals at swimming trials.
Chad le Clos braces to take on Michael Phelps in his signature event, the 200m butterfly, next year.
Michael Phelps set new standards in Olympic swimming with his eight gold medals in Beijing, and now faces the tricky task of re-setting his goals.
Five-time Olympic freestyle champion Ian Thorpe announced his return to swimming for the 2012 London games on Wednesday.
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/ 7 February 2009
Michael Phelps says it’s fair to be suspended for three months, the latest fallout from a photo showing him apparently inhaling from a marijuana pipe.
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/ 3 February 2009
A day after a photo emerged of Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps appearing to smoke pot, questions are raised on what makes a true role model.
Michael Phelps and Usain Bolt electrified the Beijing Olympics, securing their places in Games’ lore over 17 days of competition.
Olympic champion Michael Phelps could earn -million through endorsement and sponsorship deals, his agent said in an interview published on Monday.
Michael Phelps completed his stunning display of swimming supremacy with an historic eighth gold medal at the Beijing Games on Sunday.
Jamaica’s Usain Bolt won the men’s Olympic 100m in stunning style on Saturday, obliterating his own world record in 9,69 seconds.
Michael Phelps won a record-equalling seventh Olympic gold medal in Beijing, ahead of Saturday’s showpiece, the athletics’ men’s 100m final.
The unstoppable Michael Phelps won his sixth gold medal with his sixth world record of the Beijing Games on Friday.
Michael Phelps came up for air on Thursday morning, swimming just the semifinals of the men’s 200m individual medley.
Michael Phelps became the greatest Olympian in history on Wednesday, capturing the 10th and 11th gold medals of his Games career.
US swimmer Michael Phelps carved his name among Olympic greats on Tuesday, winning a record-equalling ninth gold on a dominant morning for Americans.
Jean Basson in the 200m freestyle offered some Olympic hope for a first SA medal on a day that saw the US victorious in the 4x100m relay final.
American swimmer Michael Phelps needed a little help from his friends to pip France in the relay on Monday and keep alive his dream of eight golds.
Swimmer Michael Phelps smashed his own world record to take a first gold on Sunday in the quest for an unprecedented eight wins.
Teams will soon line up for the event in which South Africa won their sole gold medal of the previous Olympics — the 4x100m freestyle relay.
Michael Phelps’s quest for gold and glory is just one bid for Olympic history that will unfold in Beijing’s futuristic Olympic aquatic centre.
Retired swimming great Ian Thorpe has dismissed American Michael Phelps’s bid to best Mark Spitz’s record haul of seven golds at an Olympic Games.
The United States Anti-Doping Agency unveiled details of the voluntary pilot programme it hopes will improve the accuracy of doping tests. The programme will profile the body chemistry of 12 participating athletes using a series of blood and urine tests, and those measurements will be used as a baseline for subsequent tests.