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diver who won gold medals while knitting at the stadium is a hot topic.
After unveiling the cardigan that was completed during the Olympics, today (the 6th), I started knitting and challenging for two gold medals.
This is reporter Jeong Hye-kyung.
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Thomas Daley of England, who won the gold medal in the men's synchronized diving 10m platform event on the 26th of last month by defeating strong China, puts it in a pocket for storing medals he made by knitting himself in case there would be any scratches on the gold medal he won with difficulty.
Daily learned knitting to find peace of mind after being banned from going out due to Corona 19 last year, but fell in love with the charm of knitting to get rid of clutter and now runs a dedicated SNS to introduce his work.
After winning the gold medal, I was caught knitting one after another in the stands for every match my teammates participated in, and I finally finished and released a cardigan yesterday.
[Thomas Daley/British Gold Medalist: I finished the cardigan. That's it! This means 'Tokyo', this is GBR (United Kingdom), the British flag is here, and Team England!]
Daley participated in the 10m platform qualifier today, and took advantage of the waiting time during the diving performance to relax with knitting and finish in 4th place. entered into.
The hope of Korean diving competing with Daly, Woo Haram and Kim Young-taek also finished 7th and 18th in the preliminary round, respectively, and advanced to the semi-finals.
(Video coverage: Kang Dong-cheol, video editing: Park Ji-in)