Paris olympics Archives – J-Wire https://www.jwire.com.au/tag/paris-olympics/ Australia, NZ and worldwide Jewish news that matters Wed, 07 Aug 2024 21:12:48 +0000 en-AU hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 6446428 Jemima walks the talk https://www.jwire.com.au/jemima-walks-the-talk/ https://www.jwire.com.au/jemima-walks-the-talk/#respond Wed, 07 Aug 2024 21:12:31 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=161018 Australian walker Jemima Montag has joined an elite list of Australian track and field athletes to win two medals at a single Olympics. Montag and teammate Rhydian Cowley won bronze in the inaugural Olympic marathon race walk in Paris on Wednesday. Montag, who also won bronze in the women’s 20km walk in Paris, is just […]

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]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/jemima-walks-the-talk/feed/ 0 161018 Noemie Fox now an Olympic champion, like her sister https://www.jwire.com.au/noemie-fox-is-an-olympic-champion-like-her-sister/ https://www.jwire.com.au/noemie-fox-is-an-olympic-champion-like-her-sister/#respond Mon, 05 Aug 2024 22:13:14 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=160929 Noemie Fox has stepped out of the shadow of her triple Olympic champion sister Jessica to win a gold medal of her own in the kayak cross to complete a clean sweep of women’s canoe events for their family. If the Fox family were a nation, they would sit in 16th spot on the overall […]

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]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/noemie-fox-is-an-olympic-champion-like-her-sister/feed/ 0 160929 With the pressure off, Fox turns Australian cheerleader https://www.jwire.com.au/with-the-pressure-off-fox-turns-australian-cheerleader/ https://www.jwire.com.au/with-the-pressure-off-fox-turns-australian-cheerleader/#respond Mon, 05 Aug 2024 04:34:38 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=160892 Jessica Fox will spend the rest of the Paris Olympics cheering on her Australian teammates after winning two gold medals. The only weight Jessica Fox happily bears now is the heaviness of the two Olympic gold medals hanging from her neck. As much as she cried after failing to reach the quarter-finals of the kayak […]

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]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/with-the-pressure-off-fox-turns-australian-cheerleader/feed/ 0 160892 Fox’s triple gold medal hunt in Paris ends https://www.jwire.com.au/foxs-triple-gold-medal-hunt-in-paris-ends/ https://www.jwire.com.au/foxs-triple-gold-medal-hunt-in-paris-ends/#respond Sun, 04 Aug 2024 23:03:38 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=160879 Jessica Fox has been bundled out in the heats of the kayak cross, ending her hopes of a third gold medal in Paris, but her sister Noemie is through to quarters. Jessica Fox’s quest for a historic third Olympic medal in Paris is over with her sister Noemie eliminating the superstar in their kayak cross […]

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]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/foxs-triple-gold-medal-hunt-in-paris-ends/feed/ 0 160879 Fox sisters hit the water for new kayak cross event https://www.jwire.com.au/fox-sisters-hit-the-water-for-new-kayak-cross-event/ https://www.jwire.com.au/fox-sisters-hit-the-water-for-new-kayak-cross-event/#respond Sun, 04 Aug 2024 00:05:30 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=160840 A weary Jessica Fox showed the path to a third gold medal in Paris could prove rocky, finishing second in her opening kayak cross round. With the top two advancing, the Australian superstar paddler still avoided the repechage round and said she didn’t think it would affect her ambition of becoming a treble gold medallist […]

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]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/fox-sisters-hit-the-water-for-new-kayak-cross-event/feed/ 0 160840 Jemima Montag wins brave bronze in 20km walk https://www.jwire.com.au/jemima-montag-wins-brave-bronze-in-20km-walk/ https://www.jwire.com.au/jemima-montag-wins-brave-bronze-in-20km-walk/#respond Thu, 01 Aug 2024 12:14:48 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=160794 Australian Jemima Montag has drawn inspiration from her late grandmother to win a bronze medal in the women’s 20km walk at the Paris Olympics. Drawing courage from her late grandmother in the city where she sought refuge after World War II, Australian Jemima Montag has overcome a number of setbacks to win brave Olympic bronze […]

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]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/jemima-montag-wins-brave-bronze-in-20km-walk/feed/ 0 160794 Walker Montag aims to inspire Australian athletics team https://www.jwire.com.au/walker-montag-aims-to-inspire-australian-athletics-team/ https://www.jwire.com.au/walker-montag-aims-to-inspire-australian-athletics-team/#respond Wed, 31 Jul 2024 07:29:36 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=160757 Australian walker Jemima Montag would love to get the Australian athletics team off to a flying start in Paris. Jemima Montag’s burgeoning reputation as a consummate big-event performer should stand her in good stead when the 20km walks open the track and field competition at the Paris Olympics. Since she won the first of two […]

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]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/walker-montag-aims-to-inspire-australian-athletics-team/feed/ 0 160757 Jessica takes a piece of Paris home in K1 victory https://www.jwire.com.au/jessica-takes-a-piece-of-paris-home-in-k1-victory/ https://www.jwire.com.au/jessica-takes-a-piece-of-paris-home-in-k1-victory/#respond Mon, 29 Jul 2024 08:13:33 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=160682 Victory in Paris is extra sweet for Australia’s French-born paddler Jessica Fox with the Olympic medals containing fragments of iron from the Eiffel Tower. With her Olympic K1 gold medal containing a small piece of the Eiffel Tower, Jessica Fox’s victory in Paris is extra special for the French-born champion paddler. An original piece of […]

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]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/jessica-takes-a-piece-of-paris-home-in-k1-victory/feed/ 0 160682 Fox lands dream K1 gold as she chases Olympic treble https://www.jwire.com.au/fox-lands-dream-k1-gold-as-she-chases-olympic-treble/ https://www.jwire.com.au/fox-lands-dream-k1-gold-as-she-chases-olympic-treble/#comments Mon, 29 Jul 2024 00:43:17 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=160668 Australian paddler Jessica Fox has claimed the first leg of what could be a historic triple triumph in Paris by winning K1 gold. Just like in the word game she used to calm her mind between races, Jessica Fox needed a few attempts to get it right. But competing in her fourth Olympics, the champion […]

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]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/fox-lands-dream-k1-gold-as-she-chases-olympic-treble/feed/ 1 160668 Fox in fine form as Olympic gold medal treble beckons https://www.jwire.com.au/fox-in-fine-form-as-olympic-gold-medal-treble-beckons/ https://www.jwire.com.au/fox-in-fine-form-as-olympic-gold-medal-treble-beckons/#respond Sun, 28 Jul 2024 06:44:21 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=160653 Australian ace Jessica Fox has moved into the K1 semi-final with the fastest time as the superstar paddler looks to win the first of three gold medals in Paris. Jessica Fox has stamped herself as the paddler to beat after posting the fastest time as she chases an elusive gold medal in the Olympic K1 […]

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