Tom Daley targets more medals at Rio and beyond
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British diver Tom Daley says he has his sights on competing at three more Olympic games.
The 18-year-old won bronze at London 2012 in the men's individual 10 metre platform event.
He said: "There was no question in my mind about Rio. I'm staying on 'till at least 2016, possibly 2020 and maybe even 2024".
The teenager is currently teaching celebrities to dive as part of new Saturday night show Splash.
Despite his move into prime-time television, Daley's keen to stress that he's still concentrating on the sport which made him famous.
"The good thing about having a TV show about diving is that I can train on set. It's all done in and around my training."
The British diving championships take place at the beginning of February.
Training struggle
Daley's also admitted he struggled to get back into a routine following his medal win at London.
"That point for any athlete, to go back to training and they know they've got another four years to have that feeling again, it's tough."
Since the Olympics he's been back to the pool six days a week.
"I knew it was going to get tough to get back into training and it slowly got better and better and over time started enjoying it again."
As for Splash, he says it's the 'perfect show' for him.
"I've always said that I wanted to get involved in TV after I finish diving and this is a way for me to get a bit of work experience."
Stars including Benidorm's Jake Canuso, Olympic boxer Anthony Ogogo and Sugababes singer Jade Ewen are among those taking part.
Splash begins on ITV at 7.15pm on Saturday 5th January.
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