When Noemie Fox stole hearts across the nation with Olympic gold in the Kayak Cross, it was the culmination of months of planning from her support team at Paddle Australia and the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS).
With the Kayak Cross a new event introduced in Paris, the AIS, through the support of the Australian Government, provided Paddle Australia with additional funding to provide new equipment and cover increased travel costs to overseas qualification events.
Paddle Australia Performance Director Kim Crane, who will take over as CEO after the Games, said the extra investment was critical to the result in Paris.
“Noemie’s gold medal was made possible with the support of the Australian Government who backed our team in, to prepare for this exciting new discipline Kayak Cross,” Crane said.
“We had to come up with a bold strategy as the qualification system was challenging and extremely complex to navigate. With Noemie and the team, we made some courageous decisions to both qualify and prepare, backing her in to make this unbelievable performance a reality.
“With alignment between the AIS and Paddle Australia we unequivocally believed in Noemie to make this dream a reality and couldn’t be happier for her – there is no one more deserving and we are just so proud.”
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