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Michael Phelps wins back the one that got away

2016 Rio Olympics - Swimming - Victory Ceremony - Men's 200m Butterfly Victory Ceremony - Olympic Aquatics Stadium - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - 09/08/2016. Michael Phelps (USA) of USA poses with his gold medal. Reuters/Jeremy Lee

By his own admission, Michael Phelps could not have scripted it better as he won back the title closest to his heart on an evening of pure gold for the most medalled Olympic athlete of all time.

The 200 metres butterfly was the first race he swam at an Olympics, at Sydney in 2000, and the gold that got away -- the one he wanted back after being beaten by a fingertip at the 2012 London Games by South African Chad Le Clos.

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