If he doesn't make it to Paris and podium, he already holds the unique distinction of being the only South African to have earned four Olympic medals.
Chad le Clos failed to bag another Olympic medal in Tokyo, but remains his country's most decorated Olympian, with four medals. Picture: Roger Sedres/Gallo Images
And while he might not have bathed himself in glory in Tokyo, finishing fifth in the 200m butterfly final and falling out in the 100m heats, if this is the end of the road for the former prodigy, he has done more than enough for us to celebrate. He also boasts 17 medals from three editions of the Commonwealth Games, including a record seven podium places at the 2014 showpiece in Glasgow.
After carrying the national flag at the opening ceremony in Tokyo, Le Clos had exuded a sense of self-belief ahead of his third Olympic campaign, and he was clearly devastated after crashing out in the 100m heats as his Games came to a close.
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