Vanessa Low takes gold with long jump record as Australian captain slams Paris organisers

Low wins third-straight Paralympic Games gold in T61 long jumpLauren Parker and Timothy Hodge also finish first for Australia Long-jumper Vanessa Low has set her sights on cracking the six-metre mark after claiming a third-straight Paralympic gold as Australian team captain Angie Ballard whacked the organisation of the Paris Games. On her first jump at the Stade de France on Thursday, Low (T61) set a new world record of 5.45m. Her closest competitor – silver medallist Martina Carboni – jumped just 5.06m, further solidifying 34-year-old Low’s dominance across the sport.