Swim champion Le Clos reveals both parents have cancer

South Africa's Chad le Clos celebrates gold in the men's 100m butterfly final at the Aquatics World Championships in Kazan, Russia, August 8, 2015. REUTERS/Michael Dalder

(Reuters) - South African Olympic swimming champion Chad Le Clos revealed on Monday that his preparations for the Rio Games have been overshadowed by news that both his parents have cancer.

The 200 metres butterfly champion, whose father Bert became a media sensation at the London 2012 Games for his exuberant reaction to his son's gold, said he hoped both would be accompanying him to Brazil.