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Olympic great Michael Phelps lost his first major individual event in four years when Germany’s Paul Biederman smashed Phelps’ record by almost an entire second. The Takeaway’s sports contributor Ibrahim Abdul-Matin has the details.
The swimming world witnessed a very rare occurrence yesterday in Rome, Italy. Not only did Olympic great Michael Phelps lose in a major individual event for the first time in four years, but Paul Biederman of Germany smashed Phelps’ record by almost an entire second. This huge upset brings along with it some controversy. The Takeaway’s sports contributor Ibrahim Abdul-Matin has all the details as well as other sports news.