Daley had been one of many two British flagbearers for the opening ceremony and his husband and youngsters had been amongst a big contingent of household and buddies on the Paris Aquatics Centre to offer the British pair loud assist.
“It is simply so particular,” Daley mentioned after they completed second behind China’s Lian Junjie and Yang Hao. “Doing it in entrance of my son who requested me to return again is so particular. I now have one [medal] of each color, I’ve accomplished the set.”
His two sons had been sporting T-shirts that learn ‘That is my Papa’ and the primary flicker of emotion from Daley got here as he blew a kiss to his household from the medal podium.
On Monday, in an interview with Vogue,, exterior Daley confirmed his retirement, saying: “It was emotional up there on the platform, figuring out it was going to be my final aggressive dive.
“However I’ve to make the choice sooner or later, and it appears like the fitting time. It’s the fitting time to name it a day.
“I felt so nervous figuring out it was my final Olympics. There was lots of strain and expectation. I used to be looking forward to it to be accomplished, however after I noticed my husband, children, my family and friends within the viewers, I used to be like, ‘that is precisely why I did this’.
In an interview with the BBC after arriving again into London with different members of Workforce GB, an emotional Daley added: “Coming again to a reception like that is so particular.
“It is at all times laborious once you say goodbye to your sport. Numerous issues to course of, however it’s the fitting time.
“The assist I’ve had has been unbelievable. Thanks to everybody who’s been with me. I suppose it is the tip of an period however I can look again on my 23 years and be very proud.”