MELBOURNE :Australian canoeing great Jessica Fox says her plans to defend her Olympic titles at the 2028 Los Angeles Games remain unchanged despite surgery to remove a kidney tumour.

Fox, who won K1 and C1 golds at Paris and celebrated her sister Noemie taking kayak cross gold, was forced to miss the world canoe slalom championships at her home base in Penrith this week after the health scare.

However, the 31-year-old said the setback would not derail her bid to add to her Olympic haul of six medals.

"LA, of course, is still the goal," Fox told Australian media at the world championships.

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