it means the world to me. have the best preparation of my life. that s really what it takes to be an athlete. well, tom daley, who after 13 years of trying, finally has an olympic gold medal around his neck. he won the men s synchronised 10 meter platform competition, with his partner, matty lee. the pair dived impeccably throughout, moving top of the leaderboard afterfour dives, before going on to expertly handle all the nerves and pressure in their final two routines. in a nail biting finale, the british pair watched on as the chinese duo made theirfinal dive. daley and lee then broke into wild celebrations when it became clear, they d ended china s golden grip on the event, dating back to 2000. and the third gold medal came from an unexpected source, but what a stunning win it was team gb s tom pidcock in the men s cross country mountain biking. in hot and humid conditions,
is even more exciting. and the third gold medal came from an unexpected source. but what a stunning win it was team gb s tom pidcock in the men s cross country mountain biking. in hot and humid conditions, the 21 year old from leeds domminated, leading the race from halfway onwards. the ineos grenadiers riderfinished a clear 20 seconds ahead the rest of the field. and the win today came just two months after pidcock broke his collarbone in a collision with a car while out training. team gb have added another silver to their total 22 year old lauren williams winning it in the under 67 kilo catergory of the women s taekwondo. she was beaten in the final though by croatia s matea jelic another dramatic taekwondo final at these tokyo games. williams was leading going into the last few moments of the final round. but had the gold snatched from her in the final few seconds. the first medal of day three came in the men s triathlon with great britain s alex yee taking the silver in swelterin