Niamh Shackleton
A heartwarming moment between an Olympic diver and her dad has left viewers in tears.
Diver Andrea Spendolini-Sirieix has been representing Great Britain in the Olympics and managed to bag herself a bronze medal for women's synchronised 10m platform event last week.
But the 19-year-old failed to get a medal at yesterday's individual 10m platform (August 6), leaving her in tears.
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"Obviously it’s not the result I wanted but I’m not even upset with the competition," a tearful Andrea told BBC Sport afterwards.
"The other girls were amazing, they were better than me. It wasn’t meant to be. I’m genuinely not trying to be macho, I’m not upset with my performance."
Going on to make a heartbreaking admission, Andrea continued: "Three years ago, I didn’t even want to be alive so today I’m just happy I’m alive, I’m breathing and I’ve got my family to support me."
The BBC then went on to capture a tear-jerking moment between Andrea and her father, Fred Sirieix, who is best known for starring on British TV shows like First Dates, Remarkable Places to Eat and Gordon, Gino and Fred's Road Trip.
"It's a sport. Some days you win, some days you lose," he was heard telling the teenage Olympian. "And yesterday you did brilliant."
Fred went on to read out some of the text's he's received about Andrea from his friends.
"Kevin, you know? He said to me 'Let Andrea know that the whole country is proud of her. My daughter now wants to try diving because of her. She's a superhero.'"
"Look at all the texts coming in," Fred added as he scrolled through his cell phone.
He went on to tell Andrea that she 'did her best' and that 'it wasn't meant to be today', before giving her a big hug.
Since the sweet moment has been shared online - with the video having been viewed 1.5 million times on TikTok at the time of writing - dozens of others have rushed to congratulate Andrea on her Olympic run this year.
One person said: "The uk is so proud of you Andrea, medal or no medal. You have shown us what's possible at such a young age and I have no doubt you will be back."
A second added: "She’s 19, already an Olympic bronze medalist. It wasn’t meant to be today, but bring on LA 2028. She’ll learn from this and get better and better."
Speaking on the heartwarming moment between Andrea and her dad, another wrote: "Well, now I'm crying! So beautiful, this really is why I love the Olympics, genuinely sometimes it really isn't the winning and this wonderful lady has shown that.
"She's a hero and we're proud of her. Such a beautiful father-daughter moment."
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