South African swimming sensation Chad le Clos has been eliminated from Tokyo Olympics after he finished sixth in the men’s 100m butterfly heats on Thursday, July 29. It was also the 29-year-olds last chance at redemption after finishing in fifth place for the 200m butterfly final on Wednesday.
Men’s 100m butterfly, heats:
Chad le Clos finished 6th in his heat in 51.89sec. That placed him 18th overall and he missed out on a place in Friday’s semi-finals. Matthew Sates was placed 32nd overall in 52.34. The top 16 qualified for the semi-finals#TeamSA #Tokyo2020— Team South Africa (@TeamSA2020) July 29, 2021
News24 reported that a disappointed Le Clos indicated during a press briefing that he can’t make any more excuses, as he lost fair and square to his opponents.
” I don’t know what to say. It’s devastating,” Le Clos reiterated.
Meanwhile, Team SA said goodbye to Bianca Buitendag as she heads back to the country after winning silver in the Women’s Surfing.
We bid Bianca Buitendag farewell in style today. I love this team ?❤️??#TeamSA#Olympics #Tokyo2020 pic.twitter.com/tUTdzVl7KY
— Maphuti Hlako?? (@maphuti_africa) July 29, 2021
South Africa’s men’s hockey team were also victorious at the games after beating world no 4 Germany on Thursday, for the first time in an international competition.
M A G I C A L ❤️????@SA_Hockey #TeamSA#Tokyo2020 pic.twitter.com/6bzvdCbref
— Team South Africa (@TeamSA2020) July 29, 2021
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