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Commonwealth Games: Chad le Clos becomes the most decorated athlete in the history of the Games

# Commonwealth Games: Chad le Clos is now the most decorated athlete in the history of the Games, earning his 21st medal as South Africa secured bronze in the men’s four-by-100-metres medley relay in Glasgow. The women’s four-by-100-metres also won bronze. Pieter Coetzé won gold in the men’s 100-metres backstroke in a new Games record of 51.77-seconds, while Ruard van Renen secured bronze. Kaylene Corbett claimed silver in the women’s 200-metres breaststroke. Paralympian Christian Sadie won gold in the men’s S7-50-metres freestyle. South Africa’s medal tally stands at 22.