Tom Daley wins gold at fourth Olympics with partner Matty Lee after nailbiting contest against China

Tom Daley struck gold in the diving with partner Matty Lee at his fourth Olympic Games in a thrilling finale.

In a pool just metres away from where Adam Peaty had won Britain’s first gold of the Games earlier in the day, Daley and Lee added a second barely a few hours later in a nailbiting 10metre synchronised platform diving competition.

It was thirteen years ago that the teenage Daley had first graced the Games in Beijing and medals followed in the individual competition at both London 2012 and Rio.

But the elder statesman of British diving - still only 27 years old - struck gold at his fourth attempt after a mistake by Chinese pair Cao Yuan and Chen Aisen turned the competition on its head.

The London-based pair had the best of the rest for the duration of the competition. They were just 1.2 points behind the Chinese after round one, a deficit which was extended to three further points after round two.