South Africa’s le Clos breaks Commonwealth Games record with 19th medal

A grounds 19th medal took South Africa’s Chad le Clos past shooters Phil Adams of Australia and Mick Gault of England.

South African swimmer Chad le Clos became the astir decorated antheral jock successful Commonwealth Games past aft winning a bronze medal successful the men’s 4×100-metre freestyle relay.

The grounds 19th medal took le Clos past shooters Phil Adams of Australia and Mick Gault of England.

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“I shouldn’t beryllium crying astatine bronze, I should beryllium crying astatine gold, but honestly this means the world,” the 34-year-old le Clos said connected the Games website aft Friday night’s achievement.

Le Clos’s Commonwealth haul was up to 7 golds, 4 silvers and 8 bronzes.

And helium whitethorn not beryllium finished successful the Tollcross pool, arsenic he’s besides entered successful the 50- and 100-metre butterfly races.

Le Clos made his Commonwealth Games debut successful 2010 successful New Delhi, wherever helium collected 5 medals astatine property 18. These are his 5th Commonwealth Games.

In a glittering career, he’s besides won 4 Olympic medals, 1 gold, and 16 satellite titles, mostly successful butterfly. He plans to vie astatine his 5th Olympic Games successful 2028 successful Los Angeles.