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Great Britain’s Olympic diving athlete Tom Daley revealed that his father’s brain tumor returned, just four years after an operation to remove it had taken place.
The 15-year old world diving champion revealed this week that the routine scan on his father took place recently and the results showed signs of the cancer returning.

Despite this revelation, his father Robert said that the diagnosis of the cancer won’t prevent him from seeing his son compete in the 2012 Olympic Games which London will be hosting.

The 39-year old father has been very supportive of his son’s diving ambitions, having not missed any training session or competition.

Daley said that his father opted not to worry much about the cancer as it would only affect his performance as well. He added that his father is a good and fun parent and served as an important influence on him.

Daley became the youngest Olympic athlete in Britain when he competed at the 2008 Olympics held in Beijing, China.

The Colorado River Outfitters Association is hosting the annual rafting convention and trade show at the Pueblo Convention Center this week. The event starts on Tuesday and ends on Thursday.

The convention is staged annually to give the rafting industry the opportunity to prepare for the upcoming season which involves tournaments and launching of new rafting-related products.

Micah Salazar, one of the organizers of the event, said that about 70 boating professionals and fifty vendors are expected to attend and will share ideas as to how to increase the public interest n rafting.

Kayaks, paddles, rafts and other gears are expected to be put on sale during the trade show.

Colorado’s rafting industry remained strong despite the financial crisis. However, the officials said that they should not be complacent with this fact and should continue coming up with innovative ideas that would attract more clients in the future.