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© Provided by National Post Jessica Fox of Australia competes in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics Canoe Slalom Women's C1 - Final at the Kasai Canoe Slalom Centre in Tokyo, Japan on July 29, 2021.
Australian kayaker Jess Fox used a condom in a pinch to fix the damaged nose of her kayak and went on to secure an Olympic bronze medal in the women’s K1 event at the Kasai Canoe Slalom Centre in Tokyo earlier this week.
On her Instagram page, she filmed a member of her crew covering the kayak’s end with a carbon mixture, then stretching the prophylactic over top to secure it.
“Bet you never knew condoms could be used for kayak repairs,” the 27-year-old wrote. “Very stretchy, much strong. It gives the carbon a smooth finish.”
The Tokyo Organizing Committee plans on distributing 150,000 condoms during the Games, but only as athletes leave the socially distant village bubble. They are intended to be used once the athletes return home.
Fox and her team, however, came to the Games prepared with their bizarre kayak band-aid. She comes from a family of Olympic kayakers with parents Richard and Myriam combining for seven world titles.
On Thursday, three-time Olympian Fox finally climbed the podium top, securing an elusive gold in the canoe slalom C1 final — an event she pushed hard to see added to the program this year.
Australian kayaker Jess Fox used a condom in a pinch to fix the damaged nose of her kayak and went on to secure an Olympic bronze medal in the women’s K1 event at the Kasai Canoe Slalom Centre in Tokyo earlier this week.
On her Instagram page, she filmed a member of her crew covering the kayak’s end with a carbon mixture, then stretching the prophylactic over top to secure it.
“Bet you never knew condoms could be used for kayak repairs,” the 27-year-old wrote. “Very stretchy, much strong. It gives the carbon a smooth finish.”
The Tokyo Organizing Committee plans on distributing 150,000 condoms during the Games, but only as athletes leave the socially distant village bubble. They are intended to be used once the athletes return home.
Fox and her team, however, came to the Games prepared with their bizarre kayak band-aid. She comes from a family of Olympic kayakers with parents Richard and Myriam combining for seven world titles.
On Thursday, three-time Olympian Fox finally climbed the podium top, securing an elusive gold in the canoe slalom C1 final — an event she pushed hard to see added to the program this year.
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