Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Canoe Slalom - Women's C1 - Heats - Kasai Canoe Slalom Centre, Tokyo, Japan - July 28, 2021. Jessica Fox of Australia in action REUTERS/Stoyan Nenov
TOKYO (Reuters) - Australia's Jessica Fox was first in the women's canoe slalom semifinal on Thursday with a methodical run down the whitewater course in Tokyo almost three seconds ahead of her nearest competitor.
In the final later in the day, the four time world champion will face Britain's Mallory Franklin, the 2017 world champion, who recorded the fastest time in the heats on Wednesday.
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