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CWG: Le Clos wins South Africa’s first gold medal

Chad Le Clos won South Africa's first gold medal at the Commonwealth Games when he came first in the men's butterfly 200m event on Monday. The 18 year old beat England's Michael Rock and Canada's Stefan Hirniak with a time of 1:56.48.  Read more: AFP, via Sport24

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