<p>Australian canoeist Jessica Fox found a perfectly stretchy, waterproof material for a boat repair at the Tokyo Olympics: a condom.</p>.<p>Fox, who won a bronze medal in women's kayak slalom and gold in the canoe slalom, posted a video on social media this week of someone making repairs to the nose of her boat.</p>.<p>First, a gooey carbon mixture is applied before the condom is used to secure it in place.</p>.<p>“Very stretchy. Much strong,” the caption reads.</p>.<p>The 27-year-old Fox is the world’s top-ranked paddler in canoe and kayak and won the first women’s canoe slalom race in Olympic history. </p>
<p>Australian canoeist Jessica Fox found a perfectly stretchy, waterproof material for a boat repair at the Tokyo Olympics: a condom.</p>.<p>Fox, who won a bronze medal in women's kayak slalom and gold in the canoe slalom, posted a video on social media this week of someone making repairs to the nose of her boat.</p>.<p>First, a gooey carbon mixture is applied before the condom is used to secure it in place.</p>.<p>“Very stretchy. Much strong,” the caption reads.</p>.<p>The 27-year-old Fox is the world’s top-ranked paddler in canoe and kayak and won the first women’s canoe slalom race in Olympic history. </p>
