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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Sport
John Besley

Decorated Olympic canoe slalomist Jessica Fox undergoes surgery on kidney

Jessica Fox celebrates her sister Noemie Fox of Australia winning a gold medal in the women’s kayak cross finals during the canoe slalom at the 2024 Summer Olympics (Ebrahim Noroozi/AP, File) - (AP)

Australian Jessica Fox, a triple Olympic gold medallist in canoe slalom, has revealed she underwent surgery to remove a tumour from her kidney.

In a post on social media, the French-born 31-year-old said the procedure “went really well”, but added she “won’t be competing in the final World Cups over the next couple of weeks”.

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