Emotional Tom Daley says he thinks about his late father Robbie 'every day' as he reflects on the 'special' bond they had following his death in 2011

Tom Daley reflected on the 'special' bond he had with his father Robbie in an emotional clip.

The Olympic diver,30,who is competing at his fifth Olympiad in Paris,said he thinks about his father 'every day' after he passed when he was just 17-years-old.

His father Robbie died aged 40 in 2011 following a long five year battle with brain cancer. 

Looking back on a clip when he was qualifying for his first Olympics in 2008,it showed Robbie and a young Daley share a cuddle after his triumph.

Tom shared his devastation that Robbie never got to see him have kids or win a gold medal in the Olympics.

The diver knitted a GB jumper for the team

Williams teamed up with Daley to win silver at the World Championships back in February - a victory which booked their spots at the Olympics.

Unlike in Tokyo,Tom is not appearing in the individual 10 metre platform in order to focus solely on the synchronised event.

Tom reportedly performed changed his mind on retirement last year after a visit to the Olympic and Paralympic Museum in Colorado Springs with his husband Lance and sons Robbie and Phoenix.