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AUSTRALIAN CANOE SLALOM TEAM RETURN TO WORLD CUP CIRCUIT AFTER PARIS 2024

Following Australia’s best ever results at an Olympic Games at Paris 2024, the Australian Canoe Slalom Team will return to international competition this weekend.

MCGRATH'S LEGEND GROWS ON RECORD-BREAKING DAY

Australian Paralympic Team co-captain Curtis McGrath sealed his place as an all-time great of Paralympic sport with a crushing victory in the men’s KL2 at Vaires-sur-Marne Nautical Stadium.

MCGRATH AND LITTLEHALES QUALIFY FOR CANOE FINALS

Triple Paralympians Curtis McGrath and Dylan Littlehales have had a dream start to their Paris 2024 campaigns after qualifying for the A Finals in their respective events.

TRIPLE THREATS… AUSTRALIA’S PARACANOE TEAM READY TO TAKE ON WORLD’S BEST

They are Australia’s triple threat. The power of three in Curtis McGrath, Susan Seipel and Dylan Littlehales will all line up at the third Paralympic Games in Paris, with the Para Canoe competition set to get underway from 6-8 September.

PADDLE AUSTRALIA’S OLYMPIC TEAM DELIVER BEST GAMES

Paddle Australia’s 15 athlete squad, across Canoe Slalom and Canoe Sprint, have produced the sport’s best ever results at an Olympic Games with three gold, one silver and one bronze medal in Paris.

FINAL DAY OF CANOE SPRINT MARKS TRIPLE-OLYMPIAN WOOD'S RETIREMENT

Australia’s Canoe Sprint Team has put the finishing touches on their Paris 2024 campaign, with Alyce Wood and Tom Green ranked 16th in the women’s K1 500m and 17th in the men’s K1 1000m respectively.

BEAUTIFUL BRONZE: AUSSIES IN THRILLING THREE-WAY K2 PHOTO FINISH

Australians Tom Green and Jean van der Westhuyzen took out bronze in a stunning three-boat photo finish in the Kayak Double 500m.

MEN'S K4 WIN SILVER IN DRAMATIC PHOTO FINISH

A photo finish for an Olympic gold medal normally means heartbreak for the silver medallists. But the Australian men’s K4 500m Canoe Sprint crew are seeing the positives in winning silver rather than missing gold, by 0.04 seconds.

JESSICA FOX VOTED ONTO IOC ATHLETES COMMISSION

Paris 2024 dual gold medallist and Australian Flag Bearer Jess Fox has been elected to the International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) Athletes’ Commission.

AUSTRALIAN CANOE SLALOM TEAM RETURN TO WORLD CUP CIRCUIT AFTER PARIS 2024

Following Australia’s best ever results at an Olympic Games at Paris 2024, the Australian Canoe Slalom Team will return to international competition this weekend.

MCGRATH'S LEGEND GROWS ON RECORD-BREAKING DAY

Australian Paralympic Team co-captain Curtis McGrath sealed his place as an all-time great of Paralympic sport with a crushing victory in the men’s KL2 at Vaires-sur-Marne Nautical Stadium.

MCGRATH AND LITTLEHALES QUALIFY FOR CANOE FINALS

Triple Paralympians Curtis McGrath and Dylan Littlehales have had a dream start to their Paris 2024 campaigns after qualifying for the A Finals in their respective events.

TRIPLE THREATS… AUSTRALIA’S PARACANOE TEAM READY TO TAKE ON WORLD’S BEST

They are Australia’s triple threat. The power of three in Curtis McGrath, Susan Seipel and Dylan Littlehales will all line up at the third Paralympic Games in Paris, with the Para Canoe competition set to get underway from 6-8 September.

PADDLE AUSTRALIA’S OLYMPIC TEAM DELIVER BEST GAMES

Paddle Australia’s 15 athlete squad, across Canoe Slalom and Canoe Sprint, have produced the sport’s best ever results at an Olympic Games with three gold, one silver and one bronze medal in Paris.

FINAL DAY OF CANOE SPRINT MARKS TRIPLE-OLYMPIAN WOOD'S RETIREMENT

Australia’s Canoe Sprint Team has put the finishing touches on their Paris 2024 campaign, with Alyce Wood and Tom Green ranked 16th in the women’s K1 500m and 17th in the men’s K1 1000m respectively.

BEAUTIFUL BRONZE: AUSSIES IN THRILLING THREE-WAY K2 PHOTO FINISH

Australians Tom Green and Jean van der Westhuyzen took out bronze in a stunning three-boat photo finish in the Kayak Double 500m.

MEN'S K4 WIN SILVER IN DRAMATIC PHOTO FINISH

A photo finish for an Olympic gold medal normally means heartbreak for the silver medallists. But the Australian men’s K4 500m Canoe Sprint crew are seeing the positives in winning silver rather than missing gold, by 0.04 seconds.

JESSICA FOX VOTED ONTO IOC ATHLETES COMMISSION

Paris 2024 dual gold medallist and Australian Flag Bearer Jess Fox has been elected to the International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) Athletes’ Commission.

FABULOUS FOX: NOEMIE GETS GOLD

Noémie Fox has written the final chapter in the Fox family fairytale, winning the first-ever Olympic gold medal in the Kayak Cross event.

THRILLS AND SPILLS IN KAYAK CROSS QUARTER-FINALS

There are mixed emotions in the Fox family following the Kayak Cross heats after Olympic debutant Noemie qualified for the quarter-finals, while sister and dual Paris gold medallist Jess just missed out on progression.

JESS AND NOEMIE FOX TO FACE OFF IN KAYAK CROSS HEATS

Aussie sisters Jess and Noemie Fox have booked a spot in the same Kayak Cross heat, facing off against each other for a spot in the quarter-finals.

AUSSIES SHINE AS KAYAK CROSS MAKES ITS DEBUT

Jessica Fox has led four Australians into the next round of the Kayak Cross competition as the event made its Olympic debut in Paris.

STRONG OLYMPIC DEBUT FOR ANDERSON

Australia’s Tim Anderson has finished seventh in the final of the Men's Kayak Single Final in front of a vocal crowd at the Vaires-sur-Marne Nautical Stadium, including Paris double gold-medallist team-mate Jessica Fox.

FANTASTIC MS FOX: JESS THE BEST IN OLYMPIC HISTORY

Australia’s Jessica Fox won her second gold medal at the Paris Games, defending her Olympic title in the Canoe-Slalom C1, and in the process has become the most successful individual medallist in Australian Olympic history.

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