Tom Daley is back for his fifth Olympic Games, and so are his knitting needles

Tom Daley is back at the Olympics in search of another medal, and he packed his knitting needles again.

The five-time Olympian representing Great Britain was spotted knitting as he cheered on teammates Saturday, the first official day of competition.

Daley, one of Team GB's flag bearers this year, got to work on his latest project while watching women's diving at the Aquatics Centre.

"It wouldn't be an #Olympics without a Tom Daley knitting-in-the-crowd cameo!" the Olympics posted on X, formerly known as Twitter.

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It wouldn't be an #Olympics without a Tom Daley knitting-in-the-crowd cameo! 🧶#DailyDaley I #Paris2024 I @WorldAquatics I @TomDaley1994 I @TeamGB pic.twitter.com/zD6nGD6qs5

— The Olympic Games (@Olympics) July 27, 2024

Daley knows the world is watching more than his diving. He reshared the Olympics side-by-side photo of him knitting to his Instagram story with the caption "comment section is wild, but i be knitting."

The Brit's story is all too familiar. During the coronavirus pandemic he took up knitting after watching online tutorials. He spent lockdown building up his skills and gained attention during the last summer games when he whipped out his needles during preliminaries.

“If you stay all the way up here with your energy levels and thinking about the dives," he said during the Tokyo Olympics, "it ends up becoming quite draining by the end of it.”

The Olympian is in Paris in search of another gold. He earned his career first with partner Matty Lee in the 10m synchronized diving. His gold medal isn't alone — he's previously won three bronze medals across the 2012, 2016 and 2020 Games.

Daley competes Monday in the same event with Noah Williams.