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

A record 19th medal took South Africa’s Chad le Clos past shooters Phil Adams of Australia and Mick Gault of England.Published On 25 Jul 202625 Jul 2026South African swimmer Chad le Clos became the most decorated male athlete in Commonwealth Games history after winning a bronze medal in the men’s 4×100-metre freestyle relay.The record 19th medal took le Clos past shooters Phil Adams of Australia and Mick Gault of England.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Looking to beat post-World Cup football blues? Here’s how to do itlist 2 of 4Senegal gets CAS date for appeal to regain AFCON from Moroccolist 3 of 4World Cup hero Rodri to undergo back surgery before Man City’s new seasonlist 4 of 4Spain’s De la Fuente slams Argentina’s World Cup conduct as ‘unacceptable’end of list“I shouldn’t be crying at bronze, I should be crying at gold, but honestly this means the world,” the 34-year-old le Clos said on the Games website after Friday night’s achievement.Le Clos’s Commonwealth haul was up to seven golds, four silvers and eight bronzes.And he may not be finished in the Tollcross pool, as he’s also entered in the 50- and 100-metre butterfly races.Le Clos made his Commonwealth Games ...