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Olympic Dreams - Tom Daley

Age 14, Diving

Tom, from Plymouth, will be the youngest person competing for GB in Beijing and he is a genuine medal contender, all though he sees it as just a practice run for London 2012.

How many sporting stars become Under-18 champion aged 10, or are given special permission to compete at the Youth Olympics because they are three years under the minimum age limit?

This year he has already won a hatful of gold medals, including six at the British championships and one at the Europeans.



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