South Africa’s le Clos says home destroyed during Commonwealth record run

Olympic swimming champion Chad le Clos says his location was destroyed successful a occurrence portion helium was astatine the Commonwealth Games.

Olympic champion swimmer Chad le Clos says his location successful South Africa was destroyed successful a occurrence a time aft helium became the astir decorated jock successful Commonwealth Games history.

Le Clos said successful a station connected his Instagram relationship that his flat successful Cape Town was 1 of respective successful the artifact to beryllium gutted successful a occurrence connected July 30 portion helium was astatine the games successful Glasgow, Scotland.

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The 34-year-old South African won a record 21st Commonwealth Games medal a time earlier the occurrence with a bronze successful the men’s 4×100-metre medley relay.

“On the evening of 30 July, amidst breaking the all-time Commonwealth record, a occurrence started successful my flat block, which rapidly dispersed to my home,” le Clos posted precocious connected Tuesday. “Sadly my home, wherever I’ve lived for much than a decade, burnt down and determination is thing near to salvage.”

He offered his condolences connected the decease of an aged antheral successful the flat artifact occurrence successful the oceanside suburb of Sea Point. He said the antheral had been his neighbour for galore years.

Le Clos said his instauration would rise wealth to assistance different neighbours rebuild their homes.

The jock won golden successful the 200-metre butterfly astatine the 2012 London Olympics and has won 4 Olympic medals and 16 satellite titles successful total.

Glasgow was his 5th Commonwealth Games, and helium has said helium plans to vie astatine the 2028 Olympics successful Los Angeles, United States.