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'Be your own hero': Olympic diver Greg Louganis tells his coming out story
Olympic diving legend Greg Louganis [he/him], 61, won four gold medals across back-to-back Olympic Games, in 1984 and 1988. He came out publicly as gay at the Gay Games in 1994.

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Olympic Sports
Diver Fricker's mission goes beyond Olympic gold
With almost a million TikTok followers and a wheat straw company, teenage diver Sam Fricker is on a bigger mission than claiming Olympic medals.

Summer Olympics
The Olympics' knitting diver shows off his masterpiece
The British Olympic diver won a gold medal but became a viral sensation with his knitting prowess. He showed off a white cardigan with Olympic rings and the British flag.
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Great Britain diver Tom Daley knits while in stands at Tokyo Olympics
Tom Daley has also knitted a pouch for his gold medal and has used the craft to pass time during the pandemic.

Summer Olympics
Malaysia's Dhabitah narrowly misses out on diving medal
Malaysia's Nur Dhabitah Sabri narrowly missed out on a medal at the Tokyo Games after finishing 4th in the women's 3m springboard diving on Sunday.

Olympic Sports
Daley: Proud to say I am a gay man and an Olympic champion
Tom Daley hopes his Olympic achievements can inspire other LBGT athletes to achieve anything.
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Fatherhood, marriage and perspective: How Tom Daley overcame his previous losses to finally secure Olympic gold
Tom Daley's gold at Tokyo 2020 is a well deserved reward after years of emotional scars and missed chances for one of Britain's most popular sportstars, writes Tom Hamilton.

Olympic Sports
China takes gold in 3-meter synchronized diving
China's Shi Tingmao and Wang Han romped to victory in the women's 3-meter synchronized springboard event, starting what is expected to be another dominating performance by Chinese divers at these games.

Olympic Sports
Johansen to coach U.S. diving at Tokyo Olympics
Drew Johansen will serve as head coach of the U.S. diving team for the third straight Olympics.

Olympic Sports
Downs, 17, earns trip to Tokyo on U.S. diving team
Tyler Downs defeated a pair of Olympians to win the men's 3-meter springboard title at the U.S. diving trials, earning a trip to the Tokyo Games at age 17. Delaney Schnell won the women's 10-meter platform title on Sunday.

Diving
Palmer earns spot in 2nd Olympic diving event
Krysta Palmer, who already made the U.S. Olympic team in women's 3-meter synchro, earned a second spot after finishing first in women's 3-meter springboard at the U.S. Olympic Diving Trials.

Olympic Sports
Palmer, Gibson earn diving berths for U.S.
The U.S. has named its first divers to the Olympic team, with newcomers Krysta Palmer and Alison Gibson earning berths in women's 3-meter synchronized.

Olympic Sports
Diver Blagg retires at 23 because of shoulder
British diver Alicia Blagg is retiring from the sport because of a shoulder injury that has ended her chances of competing in a third Olympics at next year's Tokyo Games.

Olympic Sports
USA Diving to keep Olympic trials in Indianapolis
USA Diving will keep its Olympic trials in Indianapolis when the event is rescheduled.

Olympic Sports
China extends mixed team diving run at worlds
China's golden run at the world swimming championships continued Tuesday when it won the mixed team event diving final.
Top Headlines
- China finishes single greatest diving Olympics
- Chinese teens go 1-2 in women's 10m platform
- Chinese win gold, silver in men's 3m springboard
- Shi Tingmao completes 3-meter diving sweep
- China wins 3m synchro diving gold; U.S. in 2nd
- China women win 10-meter synchronized diving
- Daley: LGBTQ representation can change lives
Medal Tracker
Overall Medal Leaders
- 113USA
- 88CHN
- 71ROC
Individual Medal Leaders
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Overall Medal Leaders
- 7McKeon
- 5Dressel
- 4McKeown
Individual Medal Leaders
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Olympics News
World Boxing Championships: Nikhat, Manisha and Parveen enter semifinals, confirm medals for India
Nikhat Zareen made light work of Mongolia's Lutsaikhan Altantsetseg, the 2021 Asian Championships bronze medallist, in their round-of-16 bout of the Women's World Boxing Championships on Sunday.
World Boxing Championships: Nikhat, Parveen, Anamika and Jaismine progress to quarterfinals
Nikhat Zareen made light work of Mongolia's Lutsaikhan Altantsetseg, the 2021 Asian Championships bronze medallist, in their round-of-16 bout of the Women's World Boxing Championships on Sunday.
World Boxing Championships: Nitu, Manisha through to quarters
Nitu will next face Kazakhstan's Alua Balkibekova in the quarterfinal of the Women's World Boxing Championships on Monday.
World Boxing Championships: Anamika, Jaismine and Shiksha advance to pre-quarterfinals
Anamika got the better off Romania's Eugenia Anghel by unanimous decision to win her opening bout.
Lovlina Borgohain makes strong return in first bout since Tokyo Olympics bronze
The 24-year-old Indian boxer beat her nemesis Chen Nien-Chin 3-2 in the 70kg category to start her campaign at the Women's World Boxing Championships.
World Boxing Championships: Nikhat, Parveen, Manisha register victories
In the last bout of the day, Saweety (75kg) went down to England's Kerry Davis via a 2-3 split decision.