Diver Jack Laugher wins second Commonwealth gold in 24 hours
He clinched the synchronised three metre springboard title alongside Anthony Harding in Birmingham
Last updated 5th Aug 2022
Jack Laugher has won two gold medals at the Commonwealth Games in less than 24 hours, winning the men's synchronised three-metre springboard event alongside partner Anthony Harding.
For Harding, this is his first medal on his Commonwealth debut and the 22-year-old was delighted to finally have the chance to show what he can do.
He said: "I'm over the moon with it, I mean I did a pretty okay performance, I could have done a little better, I know Jack's maybe a little disappointed, but I have just worked so hard for this.
"I have waited plenty of years, I've watched him Laugher at three other Commonwealths, three Olympics, so it's been a while for me to get onto this kind of stage and he's a massive help."
Laugher, who's from Harrogate, came into the competition with plenty of experience in the discipline having won it in Glasgow 2014 and the Gold Coast 2018 alongside partner Chris Mears.
He also won gold in Thursday's one-metre individual springboard event and has a chance to add a third in Saturday's three-metre individual springboard, but was encouraged by Friday's performance.
"Two in two days, it's been great," Laugher said.
"I struggled to get to sleep last night a little bit, felt a little bit worse for wear this morning really, but I think I put together an okay performance.
"Anthony's done a great job and it was a massive ask to come out here in his first Commonwealth Games in front of a big crowd and to perform that consistently and that solidly, so it's a really, really good performance for a lot of reasons.
"Things need to be improved on, things need to get better, but overall really happy with the performance and two golds is obviously the best I can ask for."