Olympic Champion Jess Fox Recovering After Surgery To Remove Tumour In Kidney

Australia’s three-time Olympic slalom canoe champion Jess Fox says she has had to woody pinch a “whirlwind” fewer weeks aft undergoing room to region a tumour from her kidney.

The 31-year-old went nether nan weapon past week successful a successful process but she suffered immoderate post-surgery complications and issued a connection connected Thursday to opportunity she was now recovering well.

“It’s been a whirlwind complete nan past fewer weeks, but I’m each bully – conscionable a mates of gnarly caller scars, a spot little kidney, and a full batch much toughness,” Fox said. “I’m emotion affirmative and looking guardant to heading home, focusing connected recovery, and past building towards being backmost connected nan h2o again.”

The room intends Fox will not compete successful nan remaining World Cup events successful Europe and will alternatively attraction connected her betterment astatine home.

Fox tin rightfully laic declare to beryllium 1 of Australia’s top Olympians, having won a full of six medals, including 3 golds crossed nan 2020 and 2024 Games. In Tokyo she won her first slalom canoe golden earlier adding different successful Paris, on pinch triumph successful nan kayak singles.

The conflict pinch her sister Noémie successful nan kayak transverse arena was 1 of nan astir anticipated moments of nan Paris Games – though Jess was eliminated from nan aforesaid power arsenic her sibling, who went connected to triumph golden herself – and nan older Fox has been ubiquitous connected TV screens and advertizing advertisements ever since.

Australian Olympic Committee president Ian Chesterman said Fox had nan AOC’s afloat support during what has been a difficult clip for her, her family and support crew.

“But nan 1 point we cognize is that Jess is an incredibly resilient personification and she has faced this latest situation pinch her renowned determination and fight, conscionable arsenic you’d expect,” Chesterman said.

“Through her unthinkable efforts successful athletics and nan galore different projects wherever she is making a difference, Jess has impacted connected nan lives of truthful many, not conscionable successful Australia but crossed nan world. I cognize that each those group will now beryllium cheering for her to make a afloat and speedy betterment and are looking guardant to seeing her backmost connected nan water.

“Jess is an bonzer personification and a existent inspiration. For now, she needs to ore connected getting amended and past we can’t hold to spot her backmost successful action.”