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David Beckham will help close the Beijing Olympics and literally kick-off the countdown to the London Olympics.

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With five gold medals and counting, it’s easy to say that Michael Phelps is stealing the show.

And, Sports Illustrated debuts its latest cover featuring Phelps.

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First, he won the 200-meter butterfly, his fourth gold medal and fourth world record at these Olympics Games.

It also marked the the 10th gold medal of his career, shattering the mark he shared for just over 24 hours with Carl Lewis, Mark Spitz, Finnish distance runner Paavo Nurmi and Russian gymnast Larissa Latynina, reports the New York Post.

Then, he was back in the pool for the 4×200 freestyle relay, where he crushed another world record and won his 5th gold!

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It doesn’t get old.

Tonight, Michael Phelps broke another world record in the finals of the butterfly and of course, won gold.

This marked his 25th world record.

He’s one individual world record away from the legendary Mark Spitz.

Update: Phelps won his 5th gold!

So how does Michael Phelps do it?

The gold medalist tells ESPN, that when he’s not swimming, “I’m eating a lot of pasta and pizza. I’m eating a lot of carbs. And sleeping as much as I can.”

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Will anyone (straight men excluded) get tired of seeing this type of picture of Michael Phelps?

Probably not, and that’s what NBC was hoping for.

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NBC will air the Olympics opening ceremony Friday at 7:30 p.m., but about 2.3 billion people from around the world have already watched  it live.   The early buzz is that is was incredible. Check out the reviews here.

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It is the most eagerly anticipated Olympics in history and today at exactly 8.08pm on the 8th day of the 8th month the Beijing Games finally began.

As the skies over the Chinese capital filled with a brilliant volley of red fireworks, silence fell over the Bird’s Nest Stadium.

Click here for some amazing pictures and you can see tonight in the U.S. at 7:30 p.m. EST.

Best Olympic Magazine Covers…so far.

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