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Tom Daley has announced his retirement from diving following the Olympic Games in Paris.The 30-year-old, who won gold at Tokyo in 2021, has called time on his career after securing his fifth Olympic medal in Paris this summer.He revealed to British Vogue it was “the right time to call it a day” before he returned to the UK on Monday.And Daley told the PA news agency at St Pancras: “I’m incredibly proud for doing another cycle at an Olympic Games and for me it felt like a massive bonus because I took two years out of the sport after Tokyo...

Tom Daley announces retirement after taking Olympic medal tally to five in Paris

Tom Daley has announced his retirement from diving after winning his fifth Olympic medal at Paris 2024.Daley secured synchronised 10m platfom silver alongside Noah Williams to complete a full set of medals at the Olympics, winning gold in the event with Matty Lee in Tokyo to go with three bronzes.The 30-year-old was one of Team GB’s opening ceremony flagbearers and concludes a competitive career that has included five Olympic appearances and two individual world titles.The diver had indicated during the Games that he might remain in the sport to compete in Los Angeles, the city he now calls home, in...

Tom Daley confirms retirement from diving after Paris 2024: ‘It’s the right time’

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 Team GB diver Tom Daley cried as he tried to explain why he had chosen to retire from the Olympics.Daly was asked about his retirement during a live interview with the BBC, as Team GB returned to London from Paris on Monday (12 August).Daly, who won a silver medal alongside partner Noah Williams in the men’s synchronised 10m platform, said: “It’s hard to talk about. It’s always hard when you say goodbye to your sport.”Crying, he said: “There are lots of things to process.“This year felt like such a bonus. I got to perform in front of my family and kids and got to be a flag bearer.“My bucket list was ticked off on every occasion.”      Read More               Hero shares moment he tackled Leicester Square knifeman after woman and girl stabbedTeam GB Olympic climbers Erin McNeice and Shauna Coxsey share strength tipsJosh Kerr breaks silence on Jakob Ingebrigtsen exchange before Olympic 1500m race      

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Daley has won five Olympic medals in diving, including three bronze medals, one gold medal and the latest, a silver at the Paris Games.

British Olympic diver Tom Daley announces he is retiring

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Tom Daley announces his retirement: 'It's the right time to call it a day'

Tom Daley has taken his last dive in an Olympic pool. The British diver, who recently won a silver medal in Paris, announced his retirement in...

Tom Daley announces his retirement: 'It's the right time to call it a day'

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