CANOE SLALOM: Dual Olympic medallist Jessica Fox will have her first chance at a Tokyo 2020 medal on Tuesday, 26 July 2021 when the women’s kayak K1 semi-final and final are on at Kasai Canoe Slalom Centre.
Fox will head into the semi-final as the one to beat, after winning the two-run qualifying on Sunday.
The 27-year-old had a great start to her third Olympic campaign, when she set the fastest time in the heats of the women’s K1 (98.46 seconds) in a blistering run that saw her closest rival Ricarda Funk (GER) more than three seconds behind.
The current world number one won silver in the K1 at London 2012 and bronze at Rio 2016 and is hoping to go one better in Tokyo.
“It is a privilege to be ranked number one coming into this event, but I like to say that in our sport there are so many different variables that I don’t actually believe in favourites,” Fox said.
“We have seen so many races evolve in that anyone in the top ten can medal and it is always super exciting to watch. There isn’t a world record or PB time that shows form, but I think that the style and the paddling ability is what I am confident in and I am just hoping I can put my best paddling down on the day.”
The women’s K1 semi-final will start at 2 p.m. local time (3 p.m. AEST) with Fox to go down the rapids last at 3:09 p.m. local time (4:09 p.m. AEST). The top-ten final is scheduled for 4:15 – 4:52 local time (5:15 – 5:52 AEST).
See the race schedule for Tuesday here
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