Jack Laugher and James Heatly set tone with strong final display in men’s individual springboard diving as Team GB pair clinch third and fourth place ahead of medal tilt later in Tokyo
Jack Laugher and James Heatly sent out warning shots to their diving rivals as the pair each put in strong performances in the men’s individual three metre springboard semi-final on Tuesday.
Laugher, 26, won three metre synchro gold in Rio de Janeiro five years ago, and was looking to bounce back after failing to defend his title with Dan Goodfellow earlier in these Games.
The Yorkshireman was in good form in the morning event with his six dives good enough to secure third place with a score of 514.75, with the top 12 moving onto the final later on Tuesday.
Heatly placed just below Laugher in fourth place with a score of 454.85 with a strong showing on his Olympics debut.
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