Tom Daley has been spotted with his knitting equipment at the Olympics while watching the women’s diving event.
The Team GB diver regularly knitted while poolside at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, as he watched his teammate Jack Laugher secure a bronze medal.
This time around in Paris, he is back to knitting cardigans as he gave his support to Yasmin Harper and Scarlett Mew.
The two competitors won Bronze in the Women’s Synchronized 3m Springboard this morning after a last-minute collapse from Australia.
Daley has showcased his knitting skills regularly, showing off several pieces such as a cream garment, adorned with the Team GB logo in 2021.
Tom Daley knits as he watches the Women’s Synchronised 3m Springboard Final
The diver checks his knit work while watching the women’s diving event at the Aquatics Centre
Tom Daley shared a photo taken by husband Dustin Lance Black on Instagram that showed him working on a knitting project while sitting on a sofa with their son Robbie
Fresh off of his Tokyo 2020 Olympic gold, Daley reuinted with his husband Dustin Lance Black in Canada to knit again.
An adorable image showed him working on his latest project while sitting on a sofa with their son Robbie.
Tom – who wore jeans and a grey tank top – captioned the sweet picture: ‘@dlanceblack capturing our movie night.’
Daley has previously spoken about the cathartic effect knitting has on his mindset during competitions, after setting up an Instagram page showing his fits called Made With Love By Tom Daley.
He said: ‘When we went to Japan for the test event I actually took my knitting with me and was doing it during my competition because sometimes there’s 45 minutes in between each dive so I’d sit there and knit and just take my mind off the competition completely. I’m obsessed!’
The father-of-one one has also joked that his one worry going into the Olympics is he will run out of yarn while he is there.
He added: ‘I’m thinking of taking a little project out there where I’m going to try and create some kind of Olympic themed jumper so I can look back in 20 years and be like ‘I made that at the Olympics’ how cool is that?’
The British sportsman broke down in tears as he and diving partner Matty Lee triumphed in the 10m synchronized platform event during the Games in 2021
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