Daley off to flying start

13 April 2012

Tom Daley's dream of being the youngest diver in next year's Olympic Games in Beijing moved closer when he finished fourth in the Fina Grand Prix in Madrid, his second senior competition.

Daley, 13 last month, finished second of 18 in the preliminary round with a career-best 480.05 points, only seven behind China's Olympic champion Jia Hu.

Plymouth's Daley, one of the Magnificent Seven Olympic hopes Sportsmail is following through to 2012, missed bronze by six points.

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