Colchester-born Dariush Lotfi has flown to the Japanese city and competing at the diving World Cup. The 20-year-old knows that if he makes a splash in the men s 10m platform category, it could be enough to secure a dream ticket to the delayed 2020 Games. The preliminary round was due to take place at 4.30am this morning, with the semi-finals following at 10.45am. He needs to finish in the top 18 to definitely qualify, with the top 24 likely to qualify. The finals, if he gets through, will be later in the week. Proud mum Tracey Montague, who still lives in Brightlingsea, said: It s been, and continues to be, a long, hard road for Dar.
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