Gold medallist Jess Fox will return to the Olympics arena to defend her crown after she was selected as Australia's representative in the canoe slalom for Paris 2024.
Fox won gold in the inaugural C1 event at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021 and claimed bronze in the K1 classification.
The 29-year-old's selection means she's the first Australian canoe slalom athlete to compete at four Olympics.
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Fox has won gold, silver and two bronze medals in her previous three Games, to go with 10 individual Canoe World Championship titles, four team World Championship gold medals and 11 World Cup titles.
The Aussie hero was originally born in Marseille, France, and moved to Penrith at four where she's been trained by her dual Olympian mother Myriam and father Richard who was a Great Britain Olympic paddler.
"I'm proud and grateful to be heading to Paris," Fox said on Monday.
"London was my first games and it doesn't feel that long ago, to be selected for my fourth Olympic Games is very special.
"The French connection will make it a unique Games for me and one that my family and friends in France will be able to enjoy and experience live.
"It's been a wonderful 2023 season and I'm so pleased to have qualified early which gives me a bit more freedom in my preparation this summer to train through the domestic season.
"I'll be one of the more experienced members of the team, I'm looking forward to sharing my experience with the wider Australian Olympic team."
Fox's overall World Cup titles in the C1 and K1, along with her K1 gold and C1 bronze at the World Championships meant she was eligible for early nomination under Paddle Australia's nomination criteria.
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