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Anderson ups bid for Paris with kayak cross gold

Australian Tim Anderson has further boosted his hopes of an Olympic debut. (HANDOUT/PADDLE AUSTRALIA)

Tim Anderson has further boosted his hopes of an Olympic debut by winning the men's kayak cross on the last day of the Canoe Slalom Australian Open.

Noemie Fox, who hopes to join her decorated sister Jessica in the Paris Games team, also won bronze in the women's kayak cross at Penrith.

After finishing fifth in the K1 on Friday, Anderson was consistent through Sunday's event, which will be an Olympic event for the first time in Paris.

The Australian beat Switzerland's Martin Dogoud and Mathurin Madrid from France.

"I'm absolutely stoked. It was a pretty incredible race really, I seemed to make all the right choices and everything went my way," Anderson said.

"It's been a really big couple of weeks. It's been quite stressful, so it's nice to finish off on a high note and executing what I planned to do. 

"I'm a little worn out, so a quick break now will be nice, see my family hopefully for a bit more and then get some volume training, which is what the other internationals will be doing now."

The top Australian paddlers also competed at last week's Oceania championships, where Anderson was fourth.

Sunday's podium was the fourth for the younger Fox sister over the two weekends of racing.

Noemie Fox
Noemie Fox won bronze in the women's kayak cross at the Australian Open. (HANDOUT/PADDLE AUSTRALIA)

French paddler Marjorie Delassus won the kayak cross, with Poland's Klaudia Zwolinska second.

"Just to get that consistent practice and to close off with my fourth bronze medal is pretty cool," Noemie Fox said. 

"It's definitely a big shift to the slalom. 

"I'm still getting used to the adaptation and I think I'm going for it a little bit more, but it's really great to get that practice with so many high-quality athletes. 

"There was a whole world championships podium out there, so, yeah, it was a really good battle."

Jessica Fox, the Tokyo Olympics gold medallist, is already set for Paris.

She won the C1 at the Open, then took silver in Saturday's K1 event. 

Noemie's Olympic hopes will go on the line in June in a special kayak cross qualifying race during the Prague World Cup.

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