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

Olympic swimming champion Chad le Clos says his home was destroyed in a fire while he was at the Commonwealth Games.Published On 5 Aug 20265 Aug 2026Olympic champion swimmer Chad le Clos says his home in South Africa was destroyed in a fire a day after he became the most decorated athlete in Commonwealth Games history.Le Clos said in a post on his Instagram account that his apartment in Cape Town was one of several in the block to be gutted in a fire on July 30 while he was at the games in Glasgow, Scotland.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4FIFA’s Infantino set for crunch meeting after World Cup selloff crisislist 2 of 4UEFA’s threatened legal action against Infantino and FIFA: What we knowlist 3 of 4Ex-Arsenal boss Wenger was ‘not aware’ of Infantino’s FIFA planlist 4 of 4UEFA confirms legal letter served to FIFA after Infantino’s World Cup planend of listThe 34-year-old South African won a record 21st Commonwealth Games medal a day before the fire with a bronze in the men’s 4×100-metre medley relay.“On the evening of 30 July, amidst breaking the all-time Commonwealth record, a fire started in my apartment block, which quickly spread to my home,” le Clos posted late on...