The 26-year-old Olympic swimming champion is hoping to avoid surgery over a troublesome shoulder.

Usain Bolt gave Jamaica gold in the 4×100 metres on Saturday.

At the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow it is clear how big Usain Bolt is – a megastar.

He has emerged as the rising star of Team South Africa and has his eyes fixed on the next challenge – Rio.

​South Africa’s track and field athletes have contributed another four medals to its overall tally at the 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games.

Five South African athletes advanced to the next rounds of their respective events in track and field at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games.

Chad le Clos won gold in the 200m butterfly and fellow South African Sebastien Rosseau claimed bronze.

The squad has at least seven medal contenders, who are champing at the bit.