Paris | Welcome to day five of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, where Jess Fox became the most successful paddler in Olympic history, which wasn’t a complete surprise, and an unheralded Aussie skateboarder nicked a bronze, which kind of was. Read on to see what you missed overnight.
The big story | What about that Jessica Fox? Both her parents are Olympic kayakers, so the whitewater runs in her blood; but still, this is some achievement.
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Hans van Leeuwen covers British and European politics, economics and business from London. He has worked as a reporter, editor and policy adviser in Sydney, Canberra, Hanoi and London. Connect with Hans on Twitter. Email Hans at hans.vanleeuwen@afr.com
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