Rio 2016: List Of Records Broken In Rio 2016 Olympics

The 2016 Summer Olympics officially known as the Games of the XXXI Olympiad and commonly known as Rio 2016, is a major multi-sport event being held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 August to 21 August 2016. More than 11,000 athletes from 207 National Olympic Committees, including first time entrants Kosovo, South Sudan, and the Refugee Olympic Team, are taking part. With 306 sets of medals, the games features 28 Olympic sports, including rugby sevens and golf, which were added to the Olympic program in 2009. These sporting events are taking place at 33 Venues in the host city, and at five in Sao Paulo, Belo Horizonte, Salvador, Brasilia, and Manaus. As the event draws to a close, lots and lots of records have been broken in this years Olympic event, and here are some of them;



1. Michael Phelps broke a 2,168-year-old Olympic record. Michael Phelps has a lot of records. He won his 22nd gold medal on Thursday, extending his record for the most golds of any Olympian ever. His win in the 200 meter butterfly Tuesday made him the first person to win individual swimming gold in Olympic games 12 Years apart. That race also made him the oldest man to win individual swimming gold, breaking a 96-year-old record set by Hawaiian surfing legend Duke Kahanamoku in 1920. But there's even an older record Phelps set when he claimed his 13th individual gold by winning his fourth 200m IM on Thursday.

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