(MENAFN- Gulf Times) Tom Daley held off Olympic champion Chen Aisen of China to add 10m platform gold to the silver he had won just hours earlier yesterday at the world aquatic championships.
After taking silver with partner Grace Reid in the afternoon's 3m synchro springboard final for Britain, Daley went one better in the 10m platform to win a third worlds gold in his career.
'The 10m platform is my main event, so I made sure Grace and I were relaxed in the earlier final (the 3m synchro), explained Daley after his gold win.
'We focused on having fun. We were dancing in the showers, singing along to the music in the stadium, which helped us both dive well.
'The volunteers behind the scenes must have thought I was crazy, dancing and singing to any music that came on.
Daley said he learnt the lessons from failing to qualify for the event's semi-finals at the Rio Olympics last year.
'The Olympics was one of the biggest lows in my career and I came here wanting to enjoy diving again, he said.
'I wanted to have the balance of life and diving after what happened in Rio, not get so stressed and focused on winning.
After his 10m victory, Daley ran straight to hug his coach Jane Figueiredo at Budapest's Duna Arena.
'Jane has had a pretty rough year — she tore her Achilles tendon in March, said Daley.
'I ran to her because I wanted to hug someone who knew what this meant — and she was hopping around on one leg celebrating with me.
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