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Coetze Golden Again: South Africa Rule the Backstroke as Gallagher Strikes Silver

Uganda Book a Final as African Depth Floods Glasgow's Day 2 Heats

5,772 Days to Immortality: Chad le Clos Becomes the Commonwealth Games' Greatest

Coetze Golden Again: South Africa Rule the Backstroke as Gallagher Strikes Silver

GLASGOW, 25 July 2026 — Pieter Coetze delivered Africa's first individual title of the Commonwealth Games 2026 with yet another record-breaking swim, leading a three-medal evening for South Africa at the Tollcross International Swimming Centre. On a night of finals and semi-finals, the continent's swimmers turned qualifying promise into hardware — and served notice of more to come. Coetze's golden record The Men's 50m Backstroke final was a coronation. Pieter Coetze blasted to gold in 24.18, lowering the Common...Read More

Uganda Book a Final as African Depth Floods Glasgow's Day 2 Heats

GLASGOW, 25 July 2026 — The morning after South Africa's record-breaking opening night, the breadth of African swimming took centre stage at the Tollcross International Swimming Centre. From a historic relay qualification for Uganda to a returning legend cruising through his favourite event, the second day of heats underlined just how far the continent's talent now stretches beyond its traditional powerhouse. Uganda make the final The standout story belonged not to a medal favourite but to a rising programme. In the Mixed 4x...Read More

5,772 Days to Immortality: Chad le Clos Becomes the Commonwealth Games' Greatest

GLASGOW, 24 July 2026 — It began with a gold medal on 4 October 2010 in New Delhi, a teenage prodigy announcing himself to the world. Some 5,772 days later, in the same Tollcross pool where he once won seven medals in a single week, Chad le Clos drove down the final 50 metres of a freestyle relay and touched the wall to make history. The medal was bronze. Its significance was pure gold. With that touch, the 34-year-old South African became the most decorated athlete in the history of the Commonwealth Games — a 19th medal across f...Read More
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