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All rights reserved.",{"title":83,"slug":84,"category":85,"badge":86,"author":87,"excerpt":88,"date":89,"readTime":90,"image":91,"imageAlt":83,"tags":92,"body":96,"_path":97},"Chad le Clos' Apartment Destroyed in Fire Night After Commonwealth Glory","chad-le-clos-apartment-destroyed-fire-commonwealth-records","long-reads","Long Reads: Football","Sarah Martinez","A champion's defining night turned to ash — Chad le Clos lost his home to fire hours after making Commonwealth Games history.","2026-08-04 22:02:41","1 min read","\u002Fimages\u002Farticles\u002Fchad-le-clos-apartment-destroyed-fire-commonwealth-records.webp",[93,94,95],"Commonwealth Games","Swimming","South Africa","## Le Clos's Record and His Home Lost to Fire\n\nChad le Clos became the most decorated athlete in Commonwealth Games history, surpassing every competitor across the event's full record. The night after his record-clinching triumph, a fire destroyed his apartment in South Africa. He called it a \"heartbreaking tragedy.\"\n\n> \"My apartment in South Africa was destroyed by a fatal fire in a heartbreaking tragedy — the night after I became the most decorated athlete in Commonwealth Games history.\"\n\nLe Clos has not publicly detailed the cause of the blaze or whether anyone was injured. The source of the fire and the full circumstances remain unclear.\n\nLe Clos built his medal tally across multiple Commonwealth Games and multiple strokes. His gold, silver and bronze collection reflects a combination of longevity and versatility that places him among swimming's all-time greats. The record is permanent. 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