Diver Jack Laugher believes his Olympics experience can help him and 3m springboard synchronised partner Anthony Harding claim a medal at the Paris Games.

The 29-year-old is competing in his fourth Olympics, while Harding, 23 – who turns 24 on Saturday – is entering his first.

Laugher has won a gold, silver and bronze in his three previous Games.

“I think we’ve got a really good chance in the synchro with me and Anthony,” he told BBC Look North.

“We work really hard and we’ve had a fantastic year and picked up a few medals.”

He added: “Diving next to someone who has never done an Olympics is always a strange one but I was there myself once.

“After doing four I know what to expect and this is just another major event like the others we do.

“So far in our majors we’ve been successful, obviously there is the added pressure of having those five rings on the wall and it’s broadcast to a fair few more people and that does change a bit.

“However, it’s the same dives we do every time, on the same board and that’s what I’ve been trying to get into him. Hopefully we carry that mantra through with us.”