Tom Daley breaks down in tears on podium and admits ‘I was gone’ after finally landing Olympic gold in fourth games
TOM DALEY has admitted that he 'was gone' as he teared up on the podium after winning his first Olympic gold this morning.
The Plymouth-born Team GB ace finally landed his first gold medal at his fourth Games, alongside Matty Lee in the 10m synchronised diving.
After overcoming Chinese reigning champions Chen Aisen and Cao Yuan in a nailbiting finale, Daley found himself overwhelmed by the emotion.
Daley and Lee initially celebrated wildly, hugging and jumping up and down.
But when it came to actually receiving their medals, the former found himself 'blubbering' during the national anthem.
He said: " To finally have this gold medal around my neck after so many...
"That moment about to be announced as Olympic champions and to hear the national anthem play.
"I was gone. I couldn't even sing. I was blubbering. I can't believe it.
"I'm so proud of Matt for holding it together. I felt I was going to crumble at a lot of points but he was in the zone. I felt everything was falling into place."
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