Before the Paris Olympics 2024 endeavor, the New Zealand kayaking team raised a lot of hope among the fans. The team has already witnessed a legend named Lisa Carrington, who boasts three Olympic gold medals in the past. Moreover, the black jersey team has also had some stellar performances in the World Championships. Eventually, the K4-500m team in the women’s category gained its ticket to the Paris Olympics by winning the world title in Germany last year. But one of its prominent members has fallen under the tentacle of lack of support recently. 

The situation has gone down to a fateful edge where the mentioned Olympian is unsure about her participation future. So, eventually, she has to resort to fundraising to support her Paris Olympics 2024 cause. 

Alicia Hoskin is trying her takes to save her Paris Olympics 2024 dream

As reported by rnz. co. nz recently, Alicia Hoskin from the New Zealand kayaking team is in utmost prayer to receive help from others. Previously, her determination already defeated a life-threatening Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome. But this time, Alicia’s cause revolves around having a squad of support staffers, including biomechanics, breathing specialists, and nutritionists, before the Paris Olympics 2024. “We do get good support from Canoe Racing New Zealand and the Olympic Committee but when we’re working on improving tenths of a second, our team often invests in additional resources and services,” Hoskin said, narrating her need. Moreover, she has spilled more beans about heading to the fundraising program. 

In the upcoming kayaking battle, Alicia Hoskin has counted the Eastern European countries remaining ahead of them by a slight margin. So to shave that gap off, the 24-year-old sportsperson has backed a full-proof preparation. Eventually, in the Tokyo Olympics, the Lisa Carrington-led K4 500m team, Alicia Hoskin played her part to keep the team in fourth place in the final, missing the bronze medal by a whisker. So, the team relies on the support staff most of the time. “All these extras are self-funded so that’s where my family and I decided to run a hospitality fundraising event to help with all of those things,” she described. Backing this effort, Alicia Hoskin has some plans in her mind. 

The fans might turn their gaze to the cause 

In fulfilling the Paris Olympics 2024 endeavor, Alicia Hoskin depends on her fans from every corner. So, as a part of channeling the plea, she has decided to move her fundraising program to the North Shore Canoe Club next Sunday. But being a champion with iron-cast grit and determination, the 2023 World champion has so many things to share with her fans. “I want to share my journey, the exciting parts, and also the challenges I have along the way,” she has stated. That might help her in other ways as well. 

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Despite being an upper-rung performer in kayaking, minimal awareness is present in New Zealand regarding the sport. So, Alicia Hoskin wants to spread the good word about the sport in the country. In that way, her fundraising cause might receive an extra boost. Eventually, her mother, Toni Hoskin, supported her fully, and the family has received a sound reaction from others till now in the mentioned cause. 

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