âââ
MEDAL ALERT
Australiaâs Jessica Fox has made Olympic history at the Tokyo Games as the first gold medalist in womenâs canoe slalom.
Fox made the last run of the final and crushed it, beating rival and silver-medalist Mallory Franklin of Britain with a winning run of 105.04 seconds through the rapids of of the Kasai Canoe Slalom Center.
It was a clean run without the mistakes and penalty seconds that prevented her from winning gold in the kayak slalom two days earlier, when she won bronze.
The womenâs canoe slalom is one of 18 new events introduced to the Olympics this year in a push for gender equity. It replaced the menâs double canoe slalom.
âââ
MEDAL ALERT
Australiaâs Jessica Fox has made Olympic history at the Tokyo Games as the first gold medalist in womenâs canoe slalom.
Fox made the last run of the final and crushed it, beating rival and silver-medalist Mallory Franklin of Britain with a winning run of 105.04 seconds through the rapids of of the Kasai Canoe Slalom Center.
It was a clean run without the mistakes and penalty seconds that prevented her from winning gold in the kayak slalom two days earlier, when she won bronze.
The womenâs canoe slalom is one of 18 new events introduced to the Olympics this year in a push for gender equity. It replaced the menâs double canoe slalom.
Olympics Latest: Slovakia wins gold in women s trap shooting greensburgdailynews.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from greensburgdailynews.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Day 6 of the Tokyo Olympics has dawned and it s another action-packed day in the water.
Swimming, sailing, rowing and canoeing are some of the events taking place.
But there s plenty to appreciate away from the water, with the golf competition starting. Cycling, tennis, badminton and team sports including women s Rugby Sevens, hockey, handball and basketball are also taking place. The world s best female gymnasts will meanwhile vie for the gold at the all-around final.
Here s a recap of who won what today:
Rowing
Croatian brothers Martin and Valent Sinkovic dominated the
men’s pair, cruising to victory in a race they led from the start. They are the first men to win Olympic gold in both double sculls and the sweep pairs.
Olympics Latest: Fox wins women s canoe slalom gold journaltimes.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from journaltimes.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.