Michael Phelps and India have won equal number of Olympic medals!

Ace US swimmer Michael Phelps won two more Olympic golds here late on Tuesday, taking his total career medals tally in the Summer Games to 26 -- which equals what India as a country has achieved since 1900

Rio de Janeiro: Ace United States swimmer Michael Phelps bagged two more Olympic golds, thus taking his total career medals tally to 26 - which is exactly what India as a country has achieved since their participation in the Games in 1900.

Michael Phelps. Pic/ AFP

Michael Phelps clinched the first gold of the day in the 200-metre butterfly category, his favourite event, and then led his team to victory in the 4x200 freestyle relay.

In the 200-metre butterfly event he clocked 1:53.36, while in the relay, the United States team finished at 7:00.66.

The 31-year-old US athlete has now racked up 26 Olympic medals in total - 22 gold and two each of silver and bronze.

In contrast, Indian contingent's tally from the 33 Olympic Games it has participated in is: 9 golds, 6 silvers and 11 bronze medals.

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