Australian canoe slalom star Noemie Fox has said finishing just off the podium at her home world championships on Monday was "hard to stomach", while admitting it was difficult seeing a health scare sideline her sister.

The 28-year-old wasted no time in Paris last year forging her own path into the history books, winning gold in the first kayak cross event ever staged at an Olympics.

Jess Fox , a three-time Olympic gold medallist, watched from the sidelines as her sister achieved that medal in Paris. Advertisement

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She did the same as Noemie began her campaign at the world championships in Penrith on Monday.

Noemie took to the rapids in the individual kayak cross time trials, finishing fifth.

A small mishap on the secon

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