‘Ask Joe some questions’

RIO DE JANEIRO: When your name is Michael Phelps, it’s hard to play second fiddle. Appearing before journalists after dead-heating for the silver medal in the 100

RIO DE JANEIRO: When your name is Michael Phelps, it’s hard to play second fiddle. Appearing before journalists after dead-heating for the silver medal in the 100 metres butterfly on Friday, the last individual race of his long career, the most successful Olympian of all time was peppered with questions as gold medallist Joseph Schooling sat alongside him. Gracefully, the American tried to ease out of the spotlight. “Joe should be getting most of the questions,” he eventually told reporters, laughing. “This kid just won a gold medal, guys. Let’s ask him some more questions.” When a journalist obliged by asking Schooling how it felt to become “the go-to butterflier in the world right now”, the 21-year-old hesitated and glanced at Phelps. “That’s for you bro, don’t look at me,” Phelps told him.

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