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jack laughter is already an olympic european and commonwealth champion but today he was hoping to complete a grand slam of major diving titles with world gold. as you have been hearing he was on course until the final routine. we didn't quite work out. jack had led from the first round and his fourth—round dive was the high scoring we have seen in the competition so far. 105.30 and his fifth region also scored over 100 which gave him a huge lead over the chinese and olympic world champions who were his main rivals but for the second time in as many days, it went wrong for his final dive. as you can imagine, jack was devastated.” wrong for his final dive. as you can imagine, jack was devastated. i feel pretty d ea d imagine, jack was devastated. i feel pretty dead inside right now. i mean, most of the time i was good. but number four and five were really outstanding for me. i think i got a turn at one point and i don't know
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what happened on the last dive. i felt like it was right, ifelt like it was correct. but i made the same mistake again and that will haunt me for the rest of my life. understandably gutted but jack laughter is someone who will back to challenge for the major medals at next year ‘s olympics but tomorrow's action, we will be looking at grace reid in the women's three metre final. she made hard work of today's semifinal but delivered to strong routines which help to progress and secure a place for team gb in the you're watching beyond 100 days. eventin secure a place for team gb in the event in tokyo 2020. she was fourth in two years ago and hopes to better that tomorrow. friday we also see the return of tom daley in the mp's have approved a measure that would prevent the next british prime minister individual ten metre platform from suspending parliament, competition. he is defending to force through a no—deal brexit. the number champion and will be targeting gold of conservatives that defied the government whip hopefully on saturday but first and will alarm borisjohnson. those who abstained, foremost, he needs to progress included four cabinet ministers. through the preliminaries and a no—deal brexit will semifinals to secure a place for tea m semifinals to secure a place for shrink the uk economy team gb at next year ‘s olympics. by 2%, says the office for budget responsibility, that would plunge the uk more than two years ago, sprinterjames ellington was involved in an horrific into recession throughout 2020.
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motorbike crash. he suffered career threatening injuries including a compound at a fiery rally in north fracture of his right leg. carolina, donald trump's the 33—year—old hasn't run supporters shout a new, competitively since the accident but after a long recovery, divisive chant "send her back." he's due to line up for the 100 metres at the anniversary games in the london stadium on saturday. now he is trying to distance himself he spoke to miriam walker—khan from it. i disagree with about his recovery. at the time i was happy to be a and career—wise i was thinking, as long asi career—wise i was thinking, as long as i don't loose my leg, i will be back on the track. i said that, i've said that so many times. you look at me and think i'm crazy about that is generally what i thought. that was my thoughts in terms of running and getting back on the track. it didn't ci’oss getting back on the track. it didn't cross my mind i wouldn't compete again. it was a gift, it was when. how did you go from learning to walk again to being on the start line this weekend? it was loads of mini goals leaning up to the big goals.
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initially it was to walk without a limp. oncei initially it was to walk without a limp. once i was able to do that, it was getting on a treadmill seeing if i could do a slowjog, then learning tojog i could do a slowjog, then learning to jog without a limp and so on. i could do a slowjog, then learning tojog without a limp and so on. i have managed to get to the point where now i can actually sprint again, not without pain but i can sprint again. i am pretty much at the point now where i can compete. this was almost like the ultimate test. and it has pushed me right to my limit, iam test. and it has pushed me right to my limit, i am not going to lie, there have been some dark times, but iam coming there have been some dark times, but i am coming out the end of the tunnel it feels like. how do you feel about knowing you are going out there and competing? a lot of people think i'm crazy because i am going into the fastest diamond leagues in nearly three years and i am still not able to train properly, but to be honest, going through what i have gone through so far, it is just a race at the end of the day. it is a
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race at the end of the day. it is a race on tv, what is the worst that can happen? how will this affect you going into another olympic year?|j going into another olympic year?” am throwing myself into the lion pit this weekend and i am physically vulnerable. so when i am actually back to 100%, my mind is going to be the least of my worries. if i am in shape andi the least of my worries. if i am in shape and i am fit and healthy and strong, i don't think there is anything that can stop me. my main aim is to get the olympics first. if i get to the olympics, there is no reason why i can't get to the finals and challenge for a medal. john ram is still at the top of the leaderboards at the open. hopefully rory mcilroy will have a better day tomorrow. he finished today on eight over and tiger woods is still out playing. he is on six over through
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13 so hopefully a better day for all concerned tomorrow. if the conditions are better too, it has been raining quite a lot. that's all from sportsday. we'll have more throughout the evening. thursday brought us a day of sunny spells and scattered, heavy showers around. we see temperatures in the southin around. we see temperatures in the south in their mid—20s but with the heavy showers, scenes like this. this is how things look in aberdeenshire and as we head through this evening, we keep some of those clear spells and showers. the showers in the north tending to die away but our attention turns to the south—west is the next batch of heavy rainfall moves into the south—west and south wales early on friday morning. elsewhere is cooler
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and fresher with lows of ten to 1a degrees. here is the area of low pressure that will be quite a play on friday. initially moving into the south—west of the uk and then pushing its way northwards and eastwards. some really heavy bursts of rain, the rain pushing across the midlands, northern england into southern scotland as well. some of the showers could be quite heavy and thundery, particularly on the southern side of the main rain band. further heavy showers pushing on across the channel isles, the south—west of england through friday afternoon. nowhere immune to a shower. 20 or 21 degrees across england and wales, still some heavy rain lingering for northern ireland into the southern half of scotland. northern scotland are seeing the best of the dry weather but still a few scattered showers cropping up here and there. we will keep that fairly showery and at times thundery theme into friday evening. the showery rain is likely to affect the
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golf and the open at port rush. but things are looking drier for the open on saturday. here is the low pressure which is gradually pushing its way eastward through friday night and on into saturday. still weather front is not far away to start of the weekend so rain likely across east anglia first thing. that should clear and then we are in that theme of sunny spells and scattered showers, most of the shutters will be across england and wales where they could be the odd thunderstorm. scotla nd they could be the odd thunderstorm. scotland and northern ireland looking drier as a ridge of high pressure m oves looking drier as a ridge of high pressure moves in from the west. a touch warmer than friday. sunday looks like the drier day of the weekend for most of us, still some showers towards the north—west and those temperatures on the rise, 00:07:46,746 --> 2147483051:40:38,946 especially in the south on into next 2147483051:40:38,946 --> 4294966103:13:29,430 week.
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