Laugher has won three Olympic medals after a gold and silver in RioJack Laugher described the bronze medal he won in the 3m springboard final as redemption for the past two years, when poor form left him crying himself to sleep and on the verge of quitting diving. The 26-year-old from Harrogate put up a strong performance in Tokyo but was unable to beat the Chinese pair of Xie Siyi and Wang Zongyuan, who took gold and silver with a brilliant series of dives. SponsoredLaugher won gold in the 3m springboard synchro with Chris Mears and silver in the individual event in Rio de Janeiro in 2016, but this bronze was nevertheless of immense value to him. After finishing third he spoke of his embarrassment at his final dive at the World Championships two years ago, when

Source: The Times August 03, 2021 08:02 UTC