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British TV presenter Fred Sirieix now has an Olympic medallist in the family.

The daughter of the First Dates maitre d’ and restauranteur, Andrea Spendolini-Sirieix, won a dramatic bronze medal in the women’s sychronized diving 10m platform competition at the Paris games.

Spendolini-Sirieix and partner Lois Toulson moved up from fourth place to third with a final round dive that left her dad, who has been commentating on the diving for the BBC, in rapture as he leapt from his poolside seat. China won the event, with North Korea second.

Soon after, Sirieix posted a social media message, calling the bronze win a “beautiful moment” and saying he was “bursting with pride, joy and happiness.”

What emotions! What a beautiful moment! How many tears!!!!

I’m bursting with pride, joy and happiness.

Well done and congrats @andreassirieix and @LoisToulson...

For traditional TV networks, the summer Olympics in Paris feels at something of a crossroads.

As hoards of sports fans descend on the French capital and camera crews ready themselves for what will undoubtedly be their most intense three-week period of the year, industry observers and folks from the sports broadcasting world are quietly wondering whether the Olympics carries the same candle as years gone by. A just-dropped report from Ampere Analysis found that sponsorship revenue has rocketed at ten times the rate of media rights revenue since the last Games.

These musings come in a TV viewing market more saturated than ever. The jury remains out on the success of Peacock’s move into sports streaming when it comes to the games, while, in Europe, the Warner Bros. Discovery (Wbd) deal with the International Olympic Committee (Ioc), which has effectively seen the U.S. giant sub-license the coverage to...

Berlin, Aug 5 (Ians) The Chinese diving team swept all four synchronized golds on offer at the 2023 World Aquatics World Cup Berlin Super Final here.

Chinese pair Chen Yuxi and Quan Hongchan led after each round in the women’s synchro 10m, the first event of the tournament. The two-time world champions executed three dives that earned more than 80 points apiece to inflate their winning 362.76-point tally, 74.76 points ahead of runners-up Caeli McKay and Kate Miller of Canada, reports Xinhua.

“The Berlin Super Final is very important for us and we take it very seriously. But it’s a tight schedule after the World Championships, and we didn’t have much time to rest. Actually we’re not very satisfied with our dives today,” said 17-year-old Chen.

Chen paired with Quan to claim the World Championships title in the synchronized platform twice, and World Cup gold on many occasions, but the...

Fukuoka (Japan), July 16 (Ians) China’s teen stars Quan Hongchan and Chen Yuxi retained the title in the women’s synchronized 10-metre platform on Sunday, earning China’s fifth gold medal in as many diving events at the World Aquatics Championships.

Quan and Chen, who have won almost everything from the platform events in the last three years, dominated from start to finish, scoring 369.84 points to beat second-placed Andrea Spendolini Sirieix and Lois Toulson of Britain by 58.08 points, reports Xinhua.

The bronze medal went to American pair Delaney Schnell and Jessica Parratto, who finished on 294.42.

Earlier, Peng Jianfeng, the 2017 world champion, claimed his first world title in six years from his favoured 1m springboard.

The 29-year-old scored a total of 440.45 points in six dives. Mexico’s Osamar Olvera Ibarra finished second with 428.85 points, and Zheng Jiuyuan added a bronze for China with 418.30.

China, who swept all 13 gold medals in diving...