#7 Paes and Phelps – two Olympic superhumans!
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Leander Paes, who is one of the best doubles players of all time, is set to participate in the Olympics for a record seventh time. The Indian, who has participated in every Olympic games from Barcelona 1992, will become the first tennis player to participate in seven Olympics.
Paes won a bronze medal in Atlanta 1996 and has a career like no other. He has won an eye-popping 18 Grand Slams in men’s doubles and mixed doubles categories. The 43-year-old will be partnered by Rohan Bopanna at Rio 2016. Bopanna will also partner Sania Mirza in the mixed doubles category.
The name Micheal Phelps is one of the very first names that pops out of the Olympic record books. It will be a crime not to mention his name in an article such as this one. Phelps has won a record number of 22 medals and certainly there is more to come from the most decorated Olympian ever.
