{"id":2019,"date":"2026-08-05T10:30:55","date_gmt":"2026-08-05T10:30:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.asianewscast.com\/?p=2019"},"modified":"2026-08-05T10:30:55","modified_gmt":"2026-08-05T10:30:55","slug":"south-africas-le-clos-says-home-destroyed-during-commonwealth-record-run","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.asianewscast.com\/?p=2019","title":{"rendered":"South Africa\u2019s le Clos says home destroyed during Commonwealth record run"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"rich-share\" data-testid=\"rich-share\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__divider\">\n<div class=\"listen-to-article\"><button class=\"listen-to-article__button\" data-testid=\"listen-to-article-button\"><title>Listen<\/title>Listen (1 min)<\/button><\/div>\n<div class=\"rich-share__update-reading-list-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"update-reading-list\">\n<p class=\"update-reading-list__button-text\">Save<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rich-share__wrapper\">\n<div 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class=\"contributors-list contributors-list--byline\"><span class=\"contributors-list__by-prefix\">By <\/span>The Associated Press<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-dates\">\n<div class=\"date-simple\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Published On 5 Aug 2026<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\">5 Aug 2026<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wysiwyg wysiwyg--all-content\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n<p>Olympic 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.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<section class=\"more-on\">\n<h2 class=\"more-on__heading\">Recommended Stories<!-- --> <\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">list of 4 items<\/span><\/p>\n<ul 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4<\/span><a class=\"more-on__link\" href=\"\/sports\/2026\/8\/4\/uefa-confirm-legal-letter-served-to-fifa-after-infantino-world-cup-plan\">UEFA confirms legal letter served to FIFA after Infantino\u2019s World Cup plan<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">end of list<\/span><\/section>\n<p>The 34-year-old South African won a <a href=\"\/sports\/2026\/7\/30\/south-africas-le-clos-breaks-commonwealth-games-medal-record\">record 21st Commonwealth Games medal<\/a> a day before the fire with a bronze in the men\u2019s 4\u00d7100-metre medley relay.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOn 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,\u201d le Clos posted late on Tuesday. \u201cSadly my home, where I\u2019ve lived for more than a decade, burnt down and there is nothing left to salvage.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He offered his condolences on the death of an elderly man in the apartment block fire in the oceanside suburb of Sea Point. He said the man had been his neighbour for many years.<\/p>\n<p>Le Clos said his foundation would raise money to help other neighbours rebuild their homes.<\/p>\n<p>The athlete won gold in the 200-metre butterfly at the 2012 London Olympics and has won four Olympic medals and 16 world titles in total.<\/p>\n<p>Glasgow was his fifth Commonwealth Games, and he has said he plans to compete at the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles, United States.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ListenListen (1 min) Save Click here to share on social media share-nodes Share facebookxwhatsapp-strokecopylink googleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Chad le Clos of South Africa became the most decorated Commonwealth Games athlete at Glasgow 2026 [File: Asanka Brendon Ratnayake\/AP Photo] By The Associated Press Published On 5 Aug 20265 Aug 2026 Olympic champion swimmer Chad [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2019","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.2 - 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