Noemie completes Fox family Olympic selection
Noemie Fox has been officially confirmed as the last member of the Fox family to earn Olympic selection, named to compete in the kayak cross in Paris.
Naomie and Jess Fox (Instagram)
The 27-year-old will make her Olympic debut for Australia, joining her older sister Jessica who, with four medals including Tokyo gold to her name, has long stood in her way for Games selection.
Their England-born father Richard is a former Australian coach who narrowly missed a kayak (K1) medal at the 1992 Olympics, finishing fourth.
The pair’s mother Myriam Fox-Jerusalmi competed in two Olympics for France, claiming K1 bronze in Atlanta in 1996, and now coaches her daughters.
The quota spot opened up with the kayak cross added to the Olympic program with Noemie winning silver at the global qualification event in Prague in June.
Lining up for her fourth Games, Jessica had already qualified for the event and will chase three medals in Paris.
Australia’s chef de mission Anna Meares said the youngest Fox had worked hard for her place.
“I know how much this moment means to Noemie and the entire Fox family,” Meares said.
“Noemie has earned her place on the Australian Olympic Team, with more than a decade on national slalom teams and countless hours on the water, in the gym, travelling, studying and honing her craft from Penrith to Paris.”
Currently training in France with her family, Noemi was thrilled to make the selection official.
AAP
