29 July 2021 1 Min Read

Chad le Clos bows out of the Tokyo Olympics tamely

in Sport by David Isaacson
Chad le Clos of South Africa in the final of the men's 200m butterfly on day 5 of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre on July 28, 2021.
Image: Roger Sedres/Gallo Images
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SA’s most decorated Olympian, Chad le Clos, bowed out of the Tokyo Olympics tamely on Thursday after failing to advance out of the 100m butterfly heats.
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