There was a strange air of smug satisfaction rising from the galleries at last week's Mission Hills World Celebrity Pro-Am in Hainan as the game of golf reduced Michael Phelps to the role of mere...
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American swimmer Michael Phelps - the most successful Olympian with 14 gold medals - is busy playing the numbers game. He is trying to decide how many events to race in at the London Games.
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Name Yvette Kong Man-yi
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Grade 11
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