Olympic champion Jess Fox adds two medals on the final day of racing at the canoe slalom world championships in Germany, finishing first in the extreme kayak event and second in the women's canoe.
Olympic champion Jess Fox has bolstered her medal haul, winning gold and silver on the final day of racing at the canoe slalom world championships in Germany.The Australian world champion came second in the women's canoe final earlier in the dayThe record-breaking Australian successfully defended her world title in the extreme slalom event after coming second in the women's canoe earlier in the day.
Fox edged Great Britain's Kimberley Woods while Andorra's Monica Doria Vilarrubla claimed the bronze medal. Extreme canoe slalom will premier as an Olympic event at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games and with back to back world titles, Fox is firming as the favourite. The Olympic C1 champion was pipped in that event by less than one second by German Andrea Herzog while Great Britain's Mallory Franklin rounded out the podium.
Jess Fox's two Sunday medals took her world championships medal tally to three, after winning silver in the women's kayak on Saturday.
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