TOM Daley joked he wakes up a "lot more sore" now than he used to as he prepares to compete in his fifth Olympic Games.
The four-time Olympic medallist made his Games debut in 2008 at the age of just 14 and has since become a stalwart of the Team GB diving lineup.
After claiming bronze in London and Rio, Plymouth-born Daley finally ended his long wait for Olympic gold at Tokyo 2020 with victory in the 10-metre synchro event alongside Matty Lee.
The 30-year-old will now defend his crown in Paris with new partner Noah Williams and he admitted his training routines have had to change since his Olympic bow 16 years ago.
"I wake up a lot more sore and I feel like I'm having to have a lot more machinery to help," Daley said.
"I have things for my knees, my back, I have to wear heated trousers to the pool and then I have to have certain physio things. It takes a lot more. (In) 2008 I'd be like, 'Right, here we go, and off I went, I was fine.
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