Noah: Daley can help me forget Tokyo nightmare
Noah Williams believes he has an ace up his sleeve in Tom Daley at the Olympics this summer as he looks to draw a line under an “awful” first experience of the Games.
Williams was 27th out of 29 entrants in the men’s 10 metre platform at Tokyo 2020, where Daley bagged bronze and finally got his hands on a coveted Olympic gold in the synchronised event with Matty Lee.
A back injury has ruled
Lee out of defending his title alongside Daley, who teamed up with Williams to win silver at the World Championships in February and secure their spots for the Paris Olympics.
They were officially unveiled as one of Team GB’s four synchronised diving pairs to compete in the French capital, marking a fifth successive Olympics for Daley, who made his debut in the Games aged 14.
Reflecting on his Olympics bow, Williams said: “I did awful, so bad, I’m hoping I’ve got, not really a comeback story but that I can improve on what I did last time.
“I’ve got Tom for synchro so that’s always a plus, he is insane. That’s my secret weapon. I’m a bit more experienced and I know what to expect this time instead of going into my first Olympics.”
Williams accepted Daley being based in the United
States now is far from an ideal situation, but he pointed out that has been the case throughout their partnership and they have had notable success.
Williams added: “(Tom) lives in America now so it’s pretty hard, but we’ve been doing a few competitions this year and they’ve all gone well.
“If that’s a sign of anything, I’m pretty happy with how stuff is coming together.”