Le Clos Pips Phelps to Men's 200m Butterfly

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South Africa's Chad Le Clos pipped America's Michael Phelps to gold in the men's 200 meters butterfly on Tuesday.

South Africa's Chad Le Clos pipped America's Michael Phelps to gold in the men's 200 meters butterfly on Tuesday.

Le Clos overtook Phelps in the home straight to win in 1 minute, 52.96 seconds.

Phelps, a fourteen-time gold medalist, was five hundredths of a second down, but with silver equaled the 18-medal record haul of Soviet gymnast Larysa Latynina.

Phelps took silver in the 4x100m relay on Monday.

Japan's Takeshi Matsuda grabbed the bronze in 1:53.21.

 

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