Olympics-Canoeing-Australian Fox, NZ's Butcher win first kayak cross golds


Paris 2024 Olympics - Slalom Canoe - Men's Kayak Cross Quarterfinal - Vaires-sur-Marne Nautical Stadium - Whitewater, Vaires-sur-Marne, France - August 05, 2024. Titouan Castryck of France reacts. REUTERS/Molly Darlington

PARIS (Reuters) - Australia's Noemie Fox followed in her sister's footsteps to pick up the Olympic gold medal in women's kayak cross on Monday, with Finn Butcher of New Zealand winning the men's event.

Fox's sister Jessica secured the first two golds in canoe and kayak slalom on the whitewater course, and her younger sibling made it a family affair when she came out on top in a thrilling decider.

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