Date:14/08/2008 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2008/08/14/stories/2008081456210100.htm

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Phelps scripts Olympic history

AFP

Beijing: Michael Phelps on Wednesday won two gold medals in the space of an hour to lift his career total to a unprecedented record 11. No other athlete has won more than nine career gold medals in the history of the Olympics.