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Coetzé shines again, Le Clos breaks medal record at Commonwealth Games
['Wesley Botton', 'Chief Sports Journalist']
The Citizen
After seven days of competition, the SA team are seventh in the overall table with 22 medals (six gold, eight silver and eight bronze).
Later in the evening session, Coetzé joined Van Renen, Chad le Clos and Michael Houlie as they claimed the bronze medal in the men’s 4x100m medley relay, completing the eight-length race in 3:38.98.
It was a record-breaking performance for Le Clos, who claimed his 21st career Commonwealth Games medal, making history as the most decorated athlete in any sport at the quadrennial showpiece.
Swimming finalsMeanwhile, Christian Sadie shone in the S7 men’s 50m freestyle final, winning gold in 28.06.
It was Sadie’s third successful medal in the same event at the Games after earning silver in Gold Coast in 2018 and bronze in Birmingham in 2022.