Tom Daley wins Olympic diving bronze medal for Great Britain

Roared on by a sell-out crowd of 17500, the 18-year-old delivered six dives of consistent excellence. China's Qiu Bo, the world champion and firm favourite coming into the final, had to settle for silver. "The main aim here was to get a medal," said Daley.

Tom Daley & Matthew Mitcham Advance in Olympics Diving.

TOM DALEY needs to shine today if he wants to realise his dream of gold at London 2012.

Roared on by a sell-out crowd of 17500, the 18-year-old delivered six dives of consistent excellence. China's Qiu Bo, the world champion and firm favourite coming into the final, had to settle for silver. "The main aim here was to get a medal," said Daley.

Here's a fact: In the entire history of the Olympics, there has never been an openly gay male gymnast. An Olympic gymnast hasn’t even come out after retiring. We've had a gay decathlete,