Le Clos takes silver in 100m butterfly final
In clinching the silver medal, Chad Le Clos has now earned four Olympic medals, which makes him the most decorated South African Olympian in the country's 112 years of competing at the games.
Chad Le Clos is one of three swimmers who clinched the silver medal in the 100m butterfly final in the early hours of Saturday morning (SA time), reports The Citizen.
This brings Le Clos’s medal tally up to four, making him the most decorated South African athlete in the country’s 112 years of competing in the Olympic Games.
The silver medal also brings South Africa’s medal tally at these games up to five, with four silver medals and one bronze.
Silver! Chad le Clos takes second place in the men's 100m butterfly final. Boom! #Rio2016 #WB
— Wesley Botton (@wesbotton) August 13, 2016
Three men share the silver medal behind Schooling, the gold medallist from Singapore, in the 100m fly. Le Clos is one of them #Rio2016 #WB
— Wesley Botton (@wesbotton) August 13, 2016
Chad le Clos is now South Africa's most decorated Olympian. First athlete to earn four medals in SA's 112-year Olympic history #Rio2016 #WB
— Wesley Botton (@wesbotton) August 13, 2016
This race was always going to define Le Clos' character. He pulled through, proving he's the real deal. Top class effort #Rio2016 #WB
— Wesley Botton (@wesbotton) August 13, 2016
South Africa now have five medals from these Games. Four silvers and one bronze. And I still can't shave, but that's ok 🙂 #Rio2016 #WB
— Wesley Botton (@wesbotton) August 13, 2016
"If you asked me five years ago I would have taken two silvers. I still have strong aspirations for the future" – Chad le Clos #Rio2016 #WB
— Wesley Botton (@wesbotton) August 13, 2016
Team South Africa posted congratulations to Chad Le Clos on their Facebook page:
View the gallery from the swimming here:
Staying in the water, swimmer Brad Tandy clinched sixth place in the highly anticipated 50m freestyle final.
Brad Tandy finishes in a tie for sixth place (21.79) in the men's 50m freestyle final #Rio2016 #WB
— Wesley Botton (@wesbotton) August 13, 2016
Meanwhile, Day 7 also saw South Africans putting their best foot forward in the track and field events on the athletics pitch as they aim to qualify for the finals in their events:
Carina Horn finished second in her heat (11.32) to reach the women's 100m semifinals. Alyssa Conley sixth (11.57) knocked out #Rio2016 #WB
— Wesley Botton (@wesbotton) August 13, 2016
Luvo Manyonga (8.12m) and Ruswahl Samaai (8.03m) qualify with the third and fourth best attempts for the men's long jump final #Rio2016 #WB
— Wesley Botton (@wesbotton) August 13, 2016
Day seven of the Rio Olympics comes to a close. South Africa have five medals midway though the Games. Four silver, one bronze #Rio2016 #WB
— Wesley Botton (@wesbotton) August 13, 2016
That was an easy win for Wayde van Niekerk in his heat, crossing in 45.26. No troubles, straight to semis #Rio2016 #WB
— Wesley Botton (@wesbotton) August 13, 2016
– Caxton News Service
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