Daley battles through injury to reach World diving final

Tom Daley has reached today's World Championship 10m platform final despite a reccurence of a tricep injury that left the Plymouth diver in some pain.

The 19-year-old finished in seventh place in the semi-final on Saturday (27 July) with 452.7 points despite the pain, which flared up in training on Thursday.

Daley's build-up to the World Championships in Barcelona has been hampered by injury and illness. He tore a tricep in April and suffered an elbow injury shortly after, missing the European Championships and two world competition events as a result.

Shortly before the start of the World Championships the Olympic bronze medallist played down his chances of reaching the podium and revealed he had been struggling to train due to a glandular illness.

Despite only just recovering from injury in time to compete, Daley said he was determined to give it his "best shot". After some discomfort in the preliminary rounds, he wore some strapping on his arm for the semi-final dives and will have to similrly manage the injury in the final.

Olympic champion David Boudia qualified in top spot for the final. Daley will need to draw on all his reserves of strength and contend with his injury and less than ideal preparation to challange for the medal places, but the Plymouth teenager will give it his all.