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.
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.
"For so long the Olympics felt very unattainable as we only have one spot per category in our sport and well - the Greatest of All Time has been a bit of a barrier to entry," she said of her sister Jessica.
"I'm now the final piece of the puzzle joining my family of Olympians.
"With an extra three global quotas available in the kayak cross for Paris 2024, I had a small opening to go to my first Olympic Games and chased the dream down hard no matter how slim and unattainable it felt.
"As an athlete these are the moments you dream about, crossing the line first and all your hard work paying off."
There are four Australians in the canoe/kayak slalom events with Tim Anderson and Tristan Carter the men's representatives.
