Rio 2016 - Day 8: Phelps bows out with a 23rd title, Elaine Thompson becomes the new queen of the sprint
(World News Brazil)

Relive the action from 13 August 2016 in Rio on olympic.org. The eighth day of competition marked the end of the swimming events, with Michael Phelps claiming a 23rd gold medal. Jamaica`s Elaine Thompson won the women`s 100m title in athletics while Puerto Rico`s Monica Puig aced the final of the women`s tennis singles. Phelps goes faster, higher and stronger As the swimming events at the Rio Games reached their conclusion, the final curtain fell on the glittering career of Michael Phelps. A career that ended, naturally, with another gold medal, in the 4x100m medley relay - Phelps`s 23rd gold and 28th podium finish in total. He made a telling contribution to the victory of the American...