MX23RW : Saturday, April 20 01:57:16| >> :600:224587240:224587240:

Tom Daley takes bronze in Beijing

Tom Daley takes a bronze medal in the 10m platform event at the Beijing meet of the FINA World Diving Series.

Great Britain's Tom Daley has collected a bronze medal in the 10m event at the first meet of the FINA Diving World Series in Beijing.

The 22-year-old put in a consistent performance across his six dives, with his best score of 95.40 coming for his final effort - the back 3-1/2 somersault - but his overall tally of 520.35 was unable to compete with his Chinese competitors.

The two-horse race for the top spot on the podium was eventually decided by a razor-thin margin in the final round, with Chen Aisen posting a total score of 556.25 to just pip compatriot Yang Hao's 554.70 for gold.

Russia's Aleksandr Bondar - the oldest competitor in the event, at the age of 23 - had to settle for fourth with a score of 497.40, while Frenchman Benjamin Auffret enjoyed a strong second half, with scores of 90.75 and 94.05, but his total of 493.40 was only good enough for fifth.

Canada's Vincent Riendeau finished sixth with a reasonable tally of 459.85.

Final leaderboard - men's 10m:

1. Chen Aisen (CHN) - 556.25
2. Yang Hao (CHN) - 554.70
3. Tom Daley (GBR) - 520.35
4. Aleksandr Bondar (RUS) - 497.40
5. Benjamin Auffret (FRA) - 493.40
6. Vincent Riendeau (CAN) - 459.85

Tom Daley dive-by-dive scorecard:

1. Inward 3-1/2 somersaults (3.2 DD) - 86.40
2. Forward 3-1/2 somersaults 1 twist (3.6 DD) - 84.60
3. Armstand back 3 somersaults (3.5 DD) - 84.00
4. Forward 4-1/2 somersaults (3.7 DD) - 83.25
5. Reverse 3-1/2 somersaults (3.4 DD) - 86.70
6. Back 3-1/2 somersaults (3.6 DD) - 95.40

ID:293110: cacheID:293110:1false2false3false:QQ:: from db desktop :LenBod:restore:2957:
Restore Data
Share this article now:
Tom Daley in action at the National Diving Cup on January 24, 2016
Read Next:
Daley: 'Mind and body not connecting'
>
rhs 2.0
Today's games header


Sports Mole provides in-depth previews and predictions for every match from the biggest leagues and competitions in world football.
Argentina's Lionel Messi kisses the World Cup trophy after collecting the Golden Ball award on December 18, 2022Sign up for our FREE daily preview newsletter direct to your inbox!