Tom Daley Olympics dreams may come true in the coming days as the 2016 Olympics is approaching but it seems the young Brit is already eyeing for what he would after competing. Daley, who will be competing in his third Olympics, placed seventh in Beijing and became one of the poster boys of the London games.
The champion diver, who represents the United Kingdom in Rio this year, is excited about the prospect of winning a gold medal, the Irish Examiner reported. It would be a major Tom Daley Olympics milestone as he was only able to grab the bronze in the 2012 Olympics in his home country when the international sporting event was held in London. "The thing that drives me every day, and has done for my whole life, is an Olympic gold medal," Daley said. "It's the one title that I haven't won yet."
In other Tom Daley Olympics update, the 22-year old diver has confessed that he is eager to start a family with his longtime boyfriend, Hollywood filmmaker and screenwriter Dustin Lance Black. In a guest interview on The Sun, Daley revealed his plans for his personal life in the next few years. "Once I've finished with diving there are going to be other avenues I'd like to explore.Family has always been a massive thing to us. It's what we want." Black, known for writing the film script for the biopic of LGBT icon Harvey Milk, has been in a relationship with Daley since 2013. They got engaged in October last year.
Tom Daley Olympics finale game for the men's 10-meter platform would be on Saturday, August 20, 8:30 pm Greenwich Standard Time (4:30 pm in Rio). He will also be competing for the men's 10-meter synchro, the finals of which will be on Monday, August 8.
In the run up for Tom Daley Olympics appearance, the champion diver appeared on The Graham Norton Show in a show which also featured Ryan Gosling, Jodi Foster, Russell Crowe, Greg Davies and Sir Elton John.