Tom Daley is obviously not only passionate about diving.
Sacred Olympic champion, alongside Matty Lee on the synchronized diving at 10 meters, the British star was caught knitting (!), In the stands of the Tokyo aquatic center.
He was attending the women's 3-meter diving final.
The photo, posted by the official Olympics Twitter account, quickly went viral.
Oh this?
Just Olympic champ @ TomDaley1994 knitting in the stands while watching the diving.
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- Olympics (@Olympics) August 1, 2021
A passion that Tom Daley's subscribers should already be aware of.
The Briton had indeed told on social networks that after recovering his medal, he took the opportunity to take out his knitting needles.
âThis morning, I made a small pocket to store my medal (...).
On the one hand, there is the British flag, on the other, the Japanese flag, âhe explained, all smiles, in a video.
Tom Daley is knitting at the 3m women final # Tokyo2020 pic.twitter.com/cyR5rGRRxE
- Dal Bologknees đ (@DalBologknees) August 1, 2021
LGBTQ + activist
Already on the podium twice during the Olympic Games, with two bronze medals won in London and Rio, Tom Daley had already marked the Tokyo edition by his title but also by his commitment to the LGBTQ + cause.
He was one of the first athletes to come out, in 2013.
"I am proud to say that I am gay and Olympic champion," he declared at the end of his coronation at a press conference.
When I was younger, I thought that I would never be nothing or that I would never get anywhere, because of who I was.
And being Olympic champion now shows that you can do anything â.
What did @ TeamGB's @ TomDaley1994 do after winning an Olympic gold medal?
He knitted a little pouch for it đ # TokyoOlympics (via IG / madewithlovebytomdaley) pic.twitter.com/SCg3lV3KIk
- #TokyoOlympics (@NBCOlympics) July 29, 2021