RIO DE JANEIRO ¨C A mischievous Michael Phelps hinted the Rio Games may not be his last when the most decorated Olympian of all-time said on Wednesday he was excited his infant son Boomer would be in the stands to watch ¡°the potential¡± last races of his career.
The American, who retired after the 2012 London Olympics and was taken to task when he announced he would make a Rio comeback, appeared to be joking with reporters packed into his pre-games new conference about continuing his career.
But the winner of a record 22 Olympic medals, including 18 golds, left the door open by the smallest of cracks that a sixth games could be on his agenda.
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