Jack Laugher wins 1m springboard gold to retain his Commonwealth Games crown

England’s Jack Laugher produced three nerveless and near-faultless final dives to clinch 1m springboard gold for a third successive Commonwealth Games. His surge to the top of the leaderboard saw teammate Jordan Houlden knocked off top spot and he was forced to settle for bronze as Australia’s Shixin Li took silver. Scotland’s James Heatley, whose grandfather won this event at the Vancouver 1954 Commonwealth Games, finished fourth.

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