Jess Fox delivered the sole medal for Australia – a fourth gold overall – while the Matildas live to fight another day after a scarcely believable comeback
The Australian canoeist Jessica Fox poses with her gold medal after winning the women’s K1 final at Vaires-sur-Marne Nautical Stadium.The Australian canoeist Jessica Fox poses with her gold medal after winning the women’s K1 final at Vaires-sur-Marne Nautical Stadium.After Australia’s glorious, golden opening day of these Games, there was further success to savour under blue skies in Paris on day two of action – plus one of the most chaotic Olympic football matches ever witnessed.
There was to be no fairytale ending to Emma McKeon’s glittering individual Olympic career in the pool as the soon-to-retire 30-year-old missed out on a medal in the 100m butterfly final. Australia’s most decorated Olympian plans to end her career after the Paris Games but will have to wait until the relay later in the programme to add to her six medals.
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