Chad Le Clos is รขโฌลpretty upsetรขโฌย that South Africaรขโฌโขs selection criteria could rob him of the chance to become the most decorated medalist in Commonwealth Games history.
Le Closรขโฌลก already SAรขโฌโขs most decorated Olympian with four gongsรขโฌลก was hoping to join the all-time Commonwealth record of 18 medalsรขโฌลก shared by Englandรขโฌโขs Mick Gault and Australian Phillip Adamsรขโฌลก both shooters.
Le Clos has 12 medals from Delhi 2010 and Glasgow 2014รขโฌลก with half of them coming from relays.
He is planning on competing in four individual races at the 2018 edition in Gold Coastรขโฌลก Australiaรขโฌลก from April 4-15 รขโฌโ and was counting on podium finishes in two relaysรขโฌลก the 4x100m freestyle and medleyรขโฌลก to lift him to 18 medals.
But three key teammates he needs to power SA to silverware in those relays were not included in the SA Games swimming team of 23.
รขโฌลThere were guys who werenรขโฌโขt selected for the team which Iรขโฌโขm pretty upset aboutรขโฌลกรขโฌย Le Clos said in Cape Town before heading to training base in Turkey on Monday.
รขโฌลI donรขโฌโขt want to mention any names รขโฌยฆ there were some guys I asked to go on the team. Some of the guys couldnรขโฌโขt make trials because they were studying overseas.รขโฌย
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