Editor’s note: This story was originally published on Aug. 4, 2024. A look back at local, national and world events through Deseret News archives. On Aug. 4, 2012, swimming in what was hailed as the ...

“That’s not fair,” Michael Phelps’ coach Bob Bowman told him as the greatest Olympian of all time came out of the warmup pool for the last time in his competitive career. “What’s not fair?” asked ...

Olympic athletes often have physical attributes that suit their events. Aug. 7, 2012— -- If you've got it, you've got it. This is clearly the case when it comes to certain Oympic athletes whose ...

The day after he swam his last race as a competitive swimmer at the London Olympics, Michael Phelps got up early. It was force of habit. He didn’t have a race that day, or even a scheduled training ...

Some debut moments in bodybuilding were so powerful that they changed the direction of the sport. From Arnold Schwarzenegger ...

AUGUSTA, GA - APRIL 09: Sergio Garcia of Spain celebrates with the Masters Trophy during the Green Jacket ceremony after he won in a playoff during the final round of the 2017 Masters Tournament at ...

Armand "Mondo" Duplantis during the "Meeting de Paris" Diamond League athletics event on July 7, 2024. Credit - Joly Victor—ABACA /Reuters The best pole vaulter in, say, the United States can walk ...

So now for the question of the moment: Is Michael Phelps the greatest Olympian ever? He’s won more total gold medals than any other Olympian, and he’s won more gold medals in one Olympics than any ...

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When Joe Weider launched the Mr Olympia contest in 1965, he created a platform for the world’s most gifted physiques. For ...