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Among the fan favorites at the Paris Olympics is Tom Daley, Britain's most decorated diver.
On Monday morning, Daley took silver in the men's synchronized 10-meter platform event with teammate Noah Williams. China's Lian Junjie and Yang Hao won gold, while Canada's Rylan Wiens and Nathan Zsombor-Murray earned bronze.
Daley, 30, now has five Olympic medals in his collection, including one gold and three bronze.
Even before Daley's performance on Monday, fans from around the world were beaming to see him at the Olympics. Daley planned to retire after the Tokyo Games, but had a change of heart after visiting the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Museum in Colorado.
"At the end, there was this video of what it means to be an Olympian, and of course, by the end of it, I was crying, and Robbie turned to me and said, 'What's the matter, Papa, what's the matter?' I said I missed diving and I missed the Olympics," Daley told Olympics.com, referring to his oldest son. "And Robbie was like, 'I want to see you dive at the Olympics.' And that was that."
