LONDON, Aug 12 (Bernama-PA Media/dpa) -- Britain's Tom Daley has announced his retirement from diving following the Olympic Games in Paris, reported the German news agency (dpa).
The 30-year-old, who won gold at Tokyo in 2021, revealed he had decided to call time on his career during an interview with British Vogue.
Daley, who added a fifth Olympic medal to his collection with silver in the 10-metre synchro event in Paris, said: “It feels very, very surreal.
“I felt so incredibly nervous going into this, knowing it was my last Olympics.
“There was a lot of pressure and expectations. I was eager for it to be done.
“But when I walked out and saw my husband (Lance) and kids (Robbie and Phoenix) and my friends and family in the audience, I was like, you know what? This is exactly why I did this.
“It was emotional at the end, up there on the platform, knowing it was going to be my last competitive dive.
“But I have to make the decision at some point, and it feels like the right time. It’s the right time to call it a day.”
-- BERNAMA-dpa
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