Great Britain's Tom Daley fails to qualify for Olympic diving final at Rio 2016

Great Britain's Tom Daley has failed to qualify for the final of the Olympic 10m platform diving competition. The 22-year-old from Plymouth was in stunning form during the preliminaries, progressing with the highest points tally, but endured a nightmare semi-final and ultimately finished in last place.

Daley subsequently admitted he was "heartbroken" after suffering a shock elimination. The London 2012 bronze medalist finished with a score of 403.25, which was a stark contrast to the personal best of 571.85 he set in the preliminary round.

"It's really hard to accept. I've worked so hard," he told the BBC. "Yesterday I scored the highest score ever in an Olympic Games. Today it wasn't meant to be. That's what diving does sometimes. I truly am heartbroken because I feel like I am in the peak physical condition and I could have won tonight."

Despite his disappointment, Daley - who won a bronze medal in the 10m synchronised event in Rio with partner Dan Goodfellow - suggested he would compete again in Tokyo in four years' time. "I'm so happy with how GB have done, so proud to be part of it and I wanted to be able to stand on top of that podium, so it will be another four years' hard work," Daley shared.