Jess Fox calls it the “perfect booster”. Adamant she has yet to reach her peak, Australia’s champion paddler says the prospect of racing on home soil next year is now fuelling her motivation. Fox has achieved it all in a canoe and kayak — three gold medals, a silver and two bronze from four Olympics ; 22 world championship medals — the most of any paddler.
Know the news with the 7NEWS app: Download today But she craves more. “It is that question of how do you stay motivated,” Fox told AAP. “And the day that I don’t have that hunger to train like it is required and to race and I lose that enjoyment for my sport, then that is the day that I stop.
“For me, I am lucky: I love what I do, I have got an amazing team who help me be the best I can be and I love pushing myself in training. “And next year we have got the world championships in Penrith so that is what is going to keep me hungry and excited for the next 12 months. “And after that, it’s that build-up to LA (the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics).
” The 30-year-old was Australia’s flag bearer at the opening ceremony at this year’s Olympics in Paris, where she also shared the joy of her younger sister Noemie also winning gold. Fox has been feted since returning home after her heroics in Paris, where she won two more gold medals. Fox has collected Sport Australia’s The Don award, jointly with her sister; won Sport NSW’s athlete of the year for a sixth time - and become an A-list celebrity.
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