Borrows, Delfour falter as Fox and Lewis aim for glory

Penrith canoeist Jessica Fox and Londonderry boxer Daniel Lewis remain in contention for medals after the fifth day of competition at the Rio Olympics.

Daniel Jason Lewis reacts to winning his fight against Tomasz Jablonski of Poland in their men’s middleweight 75kg bout at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images)

Penrith canoeist Jessica Fox and Londonderry boxer Daniel Lewis remain in contention for medals after the fifth day of competition at the Rio Olympics.

Two Penrith Olympian canoeists Ian Borrows and Lucien Delfour bowed out of the medals chase after strong efforts in Rio.

Jessica Fox at the Olympic Whitewater Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Mark Kolbe/Getty Images)

Borrows finished 0.09 of a second outside qualifying for the 10-man final in the C1 event at the Deodoro Whitewater Stadium.

“To be honest, I thought I paddled well. Maybe there were a couple of small mistakes that cost me two or three seconds,” he said.

Ian Borrows competes in the Men's C1 semi-final canoe slalom competition at the Whitewater stadium during the Rio 2016 Olympic Games AFP PHOTO / OLIVIER MORIN

“I had two clear runs, which is a bit unlike me, so it was pretty good.”

Fox, 22, is through to the semi-finals of the K1 canoe slalom event and ready to go for gold to add to the silver she won at the London Olympics. Fox was aware she was going well in her second run and coasted a little in the final stages.

“I thought I had qualified without needing the second run but I really wasn’t sure.

“My second run was so much better. From the start I felt free, and the run flowed really well,” Fox said.

Tomasz Jablonski of Poland (Red) fights against Daniel Jason Lewis of Australia in their men’s middleweight 75kg bout on Day 4 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images)

Lewis made a dream Olympic debut beating Poland’s Tomasz Jablonski in a split decision in the preliminary round on Tuesday night at Riocentro.

Lewis won the first two rounds (29-28, 29-28) but the third went to Jablonski 29-28.

“I wasn’t nervous; I was excited and relaxed,” said Lewis. “I could hear the Aussie support, and even the Brazilians were cheering.”

Former Mt Riverview resident Jennifer Hens finished 39th in the 10 metre women’s air rifle on Saturday ruling her out of going further.