“I’m an old man already. I'll be 34 then so yeah, we'll see.”
Daley/Williams (463.44) finished behind Lian Junjie/Yang Hao, who, with an immaculate performance that resulted in a 490.35, continued to keep the Chinese vice-grip on the sport at the Aquatics Centre.
It was Daley’s third career medal in the 10m synchro platform, more than any other diver in history. A marvel of discipline and consistency over a 16-year period, he and Williams only started diving together last November, with a mere two months of synchronization training.
Tom Daley's family, from left: Robbie, Dustin Lance black and Phoenix.
While he failed to defend the title he won in Tokyo three years ago, this time Daley had the opportunity to medal in front of his two sons Robbie and Phoenix and his husband, Dustin Lance Black. At Tokyo 2020, the Games were cocooned from the general public as part of coronavirus countermeasures.
To Daley, performing in front of his boys on the grandest stage, might mean as much as the fifth piece of Olympic silverware he won - if not more.
“Today has been magical,” said Daley, who was also flag-bearer for Team GB along with Helen Glover. “Being able to compete in front of my family and to see them in the crowd and see them all get excited.
“Before we even started I think we were really happy with how it all went, and to come away with another medal to complete the set for me has been really, quite amazing.
“I mean it's really like a year ago I didn't know if I was even going to make the team, I didn't know if I was going to qualify a spot for GB and to come away with another medal…
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