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The Latest: Phelps insists gold medal No. 23 is his last

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The Latest on the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro (all times local):

1:20 a.m.

Michael Phelps closed out the Rio Olympics in the only way imaginable.

Saturday's victory in the 4x100 medley relay gave the most decorated athlete in Olympic history his 23rd career gold medal.

If that was the end, and Phelps insists it is, what a way to go.

Phelps said that Saturday was how he wanted to finish his career.

He said: "Getting off the bus walking into the pool tonight, I pretty much felt myself starting to cry.