Le Clos beaten, but it's no train smash for SA star

09 October 2016 - 04:37
By DAVID ISAACSON

Chad le Clos was handed his first 200m butterfly defeat of the 2016 World Cup series after he mistimed his finish in Doha last night. Le Clos made amends later, taking the 50m 'fly to secure one of two gold medals for South Africa on the night, his 22.36sec winning time not too far off his 22.06 world lead.

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