Tom Daley knitting as he watches the women’s synchronised 3m springboard final at the Aquatics Centre on the first day of the 2024 Paris Olympic Games (Mike Egerton/PA) Tom Daley once again showed off his knitting skills as he watched Team GB wins its first medal of the 2024 Paris Olympics during a women’s diving final. The champion diver, 30, who is competing at his fifth Games, appeared relaxed in the stands on Saturday morning as he worked on a blue, white and red jumper with his surname emblazoned on the back. Daley won gold in the men’s 10m synchronised high board event at Tokyo 2020, where he was regularly photographed with needles and wool.
Tom Daley holds up his latest knitwear creation (Mike Egerton/PA) The athlete, who took up knitting during the Covid-19 lockdown in March 2020 and said he finds it a cathartic distraction between events, has frequently been pictured enjoying his hobby during competitions. Daley, who published a practical guide to knitting called Made With Love in October 2022, was Team GB’s flagbearer along with rower Helen Glover during the drenched opening ceremony on Friday. As Team GB took part in the parade of athletes along the River Seine on a boat, he and Glover recreated the famous Titanic film scene where Leonardo DiCaprio holds Kate Winslet on the bow of the doomed ship.
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