Tom Daley clinches bronze in men’s 10m platform final at Tokyo Olympics
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Tom Daley wrote his name in Team GB's Olympic history by claiming another medal in the men's 10m platform final in Tokyo.
The 27-year-old was in sensational form inside the Tokyo Aquatics Centre as he shone in the final on Saturday morning.
Following up the gold won alongside Matty Lee in the men's synchronized 10m platform final already at these Games, Daley claimed a second medal in his solo event.
He kicked things off with a whopping 98.60 to leap straight to the top of the standings.
And there was no looking back for Daley, who oozed class to claim a bronze for Team GB – their 60th medal of the Tokyo Olympics.
Daley was unfortunately bettered by his Chinese rivals, as world champion Yang Jian earned silver, and compatriot Cao Yuan won the gold.
But a bronze was still some achievement for Daley, who has endured a tough road to Tokyo, especially off the back of what happened five years ago in Brazil.
Daley was left "heartbroken" by a shock semi-final elimination in the 10m platform at the Rio Olympics in 2016.
That result, he said, was "really hard to accept", but Daley was able to lay the ghost of Rio to rest.
In Tokyo, he has found a way to take his mind off the pressure of Olympic competition. Knitting.
Prior to the final, Daley revealed: “It’s been such a great and welcome distraction for me.
“I’m someone that’s really bad at resting. I sit there, I fidget, I bite my nails, so being able to knit has been a really helpful thing.”
It's the fourth medal of Daley's Olympic career.
And the question now is whether we will see him again at an Olympic Games.
Paris are the hosts in 2024, by which time Daley will be 30.
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