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When Tom Daley spoke after securing his fifth Olympic medal on Monday, the seasoned diver was clearly emotional. “Just before the competition started, I saw them in the audience and thought: ‘Don’t cry now.’ That was the achievement and, at that moment, I was: ‘No matter what happens, I’ve done it.’ I was on the sofa 15 months ago doing …

This is Williams' second medal of the Olympics after his silver with Tom Daley It means Team GB have won five diving medals and are next-best after China Noah Williams produced two stunning dives in the final rounds to secure bronze Noah Williams says the 10-metre platform is his happy place - and never has it brought him more joy …

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China’s Yang Hao and Lian Junjie won the gold medal in the men’s synchronised 10 metre platform event on Monday to keep China’s goal of taking all eight diving golds on offer alive. Yang Hao, 26, and 23-year-old Lian Junjie have dominated the world championships in the last three years in the event but it was their first time to …

A roadmap to follow for the diving competition during the Paris Olympics: Athletes To Watch —Wang Zongyuan, China: The Tokyo silver medalist on 3-meter springboard behind teammate Xie Siyi, Wang has established himself as the favorite heading into Paris with three straight world championships. —Quan Hongchan and Chen Yuxi, China: These teenagers have gone back and forth as the world’s …

Forty years after he announced himself as the fastest man on the planet, Carl Lewis still shows no signs of slowing down. ‘If I had lost then the story was over - and I had three events to go.’ Lewis won four gold medals in the 100metres, 200m, 4x100m relay and long jump in LA Lewis is one of only …

Tom Daley is set to become the first British diver to compete at five Summer Olympics after being named in the team for the Paris Games, British media reported on Tuesday. The 29-year-old, who stepped away from the sport following the Tokyo Olympics but decided to return last year, is set to defend his gold medal in the men’s 10m …

From Neeraj Chopra winning India's first ever gold medal in athletics to South Korea's An San doing the triple in recurve archery, here is a look at the top stars of Tokyo Olympics: INDIA'S HONOUR LIST: Neeraj Chopra Neeraj Chopra won India's first-ever athletics gold medal in the javelin throw final with his second throw of 87.58m. Indian men's and …

Olympic gold medalist Tom Daley spotted knitting while watching event. Pic goes viral

British diver Tom Daley won the gold medal at Tokyo Olympics about a week ago. Daley was spotted knitting while watching an event at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre on Sunday. Just Olympic champ @TomDaley1994 knitting in the stands while watching the diving,” reads the caption shared by the official Instagram handle of Olympics. Take a look at the video: People …

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Australia’s Ariarne Titmus won a thrilling 400m freestyle duel with American great Katie Ledecky in the Olympic pool on Monday as Caeleb Dressel launched his bid for a seven-gold spree in style. The Tokyo Aquatics Centre also witnessed another dominant 100m breaststroke swim by world-record holder Adam Peaty, who defended his title to give Britain its first gold medal of …

Coach Jane Figueiredo banned Tom Daley and Matty Lee from gold medal talk