EPICANTHUS

All props out to Golden Boy Michael Phelps, but the title of best all-around athlete at any Olympic games goes to the winner of the grueling decathlon, and last month in Beijing Japanese American Bryan Clay smoked the competition for the gold. Now, it’s official. Clay, whose mother is Japanese and who grew up in Hawaii steeped in Japanese culture, got his Wheaties box cover and joins the pantheon of American sports giants.

• Clay Is Gold
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