Jack Laugher wins at third consecutive Commonwealth Online games soon after sealing 1m springboard gold medal

England diver Jack Laugher defended his Commonwealth 1 metre springboard title for the 3rd time on Thursday.

The 27-calendar year-outdated initially received gold in 2014 just before likely on to defend for the first time in 2018, successful gold once more.

Second location went to his Australian challenger Li Shixin, who was 10 factors guiding Laugher’s score of 447.05, which was more than enough to protected a 3rd 1m springboard gold for the Englishman.

There was one more podium put for England as Jordan Boulden won bronze – his initial medal at the Commonwealth Online games.

Talking after the celebration in Birmingham, Laugher described Boulden’s medal get as “really distinctive”.

“Honestly I feel what Jordan has done today is really distinctive,” Laugher stated.

“Initially Commonwealth Online games in front of a property group, you will find a large amount of force. He is appear out there, he’s pushed me and the boy from Australia all the way.

“He’s accomplished himself very pleased these days and it can be pretty owning a person together side me now and it is really excellent. I could not think of a improved person for it.”

Laugher finished fourth in the preliminary spherical on Thursday morning. He was in bronze medal situation soon after the initial three dives in the last just before an inward two-and-a-half somersaults in pike scored him 79.90 to transfer into prime location.

Reflecting on his gold medal, he said: “This morning is evidence that occasionally factors can go erroneous.

“I assume I came into it it’s possible not in the right body of thoughts and sensation a tiny little bit scared, but right now I just did my ordinary matter and it worked out. It is really actually my least expensive score that I have completed in 3 Commonwealths. I’m still carrying out actually perfectly, and I like getting pushed all the way.

“It is often a get the job done in development and you can see the physicality of the individuals I am competing towards – they’re all so superior. Jordan is a very little little bit young than me and a really robust boy and at the major finish, the actual physical aspect is really similar and what separates the greatest from the very best is the bodily part of it.

“Psychological overall health and psychological nicely-currently being has been very vital for me. I’ve genuinely struggled with it over the several years but I truly feel like I’ve conquer rather a great deal and definitely performing performances like this currently and at the earth championships helps make it all better and hold me relocating ahead.”