Phelps wins first gold

Michael Phelps underlined his determination to dominate the swimming with the destruction of the world record in the 400 metres Individual Medley as he picked up his first gold of the 2008 Beijing Games.

Phelps, who is looking to surpass Mark Spitz’s long-standing record of seven golds at a single Olympics, was under world-record pace right from the start and eclipsed his own mark by an astonishing 1.41 seconds with a time of 4 minutes 3.84 seconds.