South Africa’s most decorated Olympian, Chad le Clos, has arrived at the athletes’ village at the Paris Olympics 2024.
Image: Tim Goode/PA Wire/BackpagePix Image: Tim Goode/PA Wire/BackpagePix, has arrived at the athletes’ village at the Paris Olympics 2024 ready to make the most of his fourth experience at the greatest show on earth.His four medals, one gold and three silver, are also the most of any South African Olympian, while he has a list of short-course achievements that could fill a library, making him one of the greatest swimmers the country has produced.
Le Clos is a leader and a racer and although the odds seem to be against him adding to his medals tally in Paris, one also needs to acknowledge that if he gets to the final it’s game on. “I think that the semi-final will be the harder race, because there will be 16 swimmers going for a place in the final. I’m hoping to get there and once I do I’ll be chasing another dream. I’m a warrior, a born racer.”
“Yes, I’ve had an injury the last two weeks. I went to the medical team as soon as I arrived from Montpellier and had it checked out. The first thing I did after that was head for the dining hall!‘Chiefs have made the right signings’ – Ertugral backs Nabi
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