Paris 2024: Low retains Paralympic title in record breaking style

Australia's Vanessa Low wins second Paralympic title in row with a new world record in the women's long jump T61 much like Greece's Ghavelas Athanasios who defends his Paralympic gold in men's 100m T11; Swiss star Catherine Debrunner won her fourth gold medal with a Games record time in women's 400m - T53 final while Wen Xiaoyan gets golden treble at the Stade de France on day seven of competitions 05 Sep 2024

Australia's Vanessa Low leaps to 5.45m for a world record in the women's long jump T61 at the Stade de France on Thursday.

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By World Para Athletics

Australian star Vanessa Low retained her Paralympic title in style setting a new world record in the women's long jump T61 at the Stade de France on Thursday evening (5 September).

Low leapt to 5.45m for a record show on day seven of Para athletics competition that witnessed 19 gold Paralympic champions including Games records. This was Low's first medal at Paris 2024 Paralympic Games and second in the event. 

“When I went to bed last night I had a feeling I was going to open up big. I focussed on what needed to be done," said the two-time world champion Low. 

"Starting the jump with a smile, that was the key. Anything done in a happy mindset is done better. Before the first jump, the pressure just fell off. This is where I’m meant to be. I just felt at home.”

Greece's Ghavelas Athanasios too defended his Paralympic gold with a season's best 11.02 in men's 100m T11 final.

“I feel amazing. It was a great race. I’ve worked so hard and we got the gold. I’m really happy for that. Thank you God, my family, my guide, my friends,” said Athanasios, who is the Paris 2023 World champion. 

Meanwhile, Catherine Debrunner won her fourth gold medal at Paris 2024 with a Games record time of 51.60 in women's 400m T53 final. 

"If someone had told me before the Games that I would leave here with four golds I would never have believed them," said Debrunner.

“There are so many good athletes here every day, I never thought I could win four of my five races.”

Cuban legend Omara Durand won her 10th Paralympic gold medal as she raced to victory in the women’s 100m T12 at Stade de France on Thursday. Durand clocked 11.81 seconds to win her second gold at Paris 2024. 

Earlier, China's Wen Xiaoyan accomplished her misson as she clinched her third gold in the women’s 100m T37 on Thursday morning. 

Xiaoyan's Qing Wu too won her first women's shot put - F33 gold with a Games record throw of 7.98 metres. Wu has two world titles in shot put F36 finals. 

Here's the medallists from day seven of competition at Stade de France. 

Morning session    
Women's Shot Put - F35 Final
Gold: Mariia Pomazan (UKR)
Silver: Jun Wang (CHN)
Bronze: Anna Nicholson (GBR)

Women's Long Jump - T38 Final
Gold: Luca Ekler (HUN)
Silver: Nele Moos (GER)
Brozne: Karen Tatiana Palomeque Moreno (COL)

Men's 400m - T12 Final
Gold: Mouncef Bouja (MAR)
Silver: Noah Malone (USA)
Bronze: Rouay Jebabli (YUN)

Women's Shot Put - F57 Final
Gold: Safia Djelal (ALG)
Silver: Mian Xu (CHN)
Bronze: Nassima Saifi (ALG)

Men's 400m - T13 Final
Gold: Skander Djamil Athmani (ALG)
Silver: Ryota Fukunaga (JPN)
Bronze: Buinder Brainer Bermudez Villar (COL)

Women's 100m - T37 Final
Gold: Xiaoyan Wen (CHN)
Silver: Taylor Swanson (USA)
Brozne: Jaleen Roberts (USA)

Women's Shot Put - F64 Final
Gold: Juan Yao (CHN)
Silver: Arelle Middleton (USA)
Bronze: Yue Yang (CHN)

Men's Discus Throw - F11 Final
Gold: Oney Tapia (ITA)
Silver: Hassan Bajoulvand (IRI)
Bronze: Alvaro del Amo Cano (ESP)

Evening Session
Women's Long Jump T63 Final 
Gold: Vanessa Low (AUS)
Silver: Martina Caironi (ITA)
Bronze: Elena Kratter (SUI)

Men's Discus Throw - F64 Final
Gold: Jeremy Campbell (USA)
Silver: Akeem Stewart (TTO)
Bronze: David Blair (USA)

Men's 100m - T11 Final
Gold: Athanasios Ghavelas (GRE)
Silver: Timothee Adolphe (FRA)
Bronze: Dongdong Di (CHN)

Women's 100m - T12 Final
Gold: Omara Durand Elias (CUB)
Silver: Oksana Boturchuk (UKR)
Bronze: Katrin Mueller-Rottgardt (GER)

Women's 400m - T53 Final
Gold: Catherine Debrunner (SUI)
Silver: Samantha Kinghorn (GBR)
Bronze: Hongzhuan Zhou (CHN)

Women's Shot Put - F33 Final
Gold: Qing Wu (CHN)
Silver: Gilda Guadalupe Cota Vera (MEX)
Bronze: Svetlana Krivenok (NPA)

Women's 400m - T54 Final
Gold: Lea Bayekula (BEL)
Silver: Manuela Schaer (SUI)
Bronze: Zhaoqian Zhou (CHN)

Men's 800m - T53 Final
Gold: Brent Lakatos (CAN)
Silver: Pongsakorn Paeyo (THA)
Bronze:Brian Siemann (USA)

Men's 800m - T54 Final
Gold: Hua Jin (CHN)
Silver: Yunqiang Dai (CHN)
Bronze: Marcel Hug (SUI)

Men's Shot Put - F35 Final
Gold: Khusniddin Norbekov (UZB)
Silver: Hernan Emanuel Urra (ARG)
Bronze: Seyed Aliasghar Javanmardi (IRI)

Men's Javelin Throw - F13 Final
Gold: Daniel Pembroke (GBR)
Silver: Ali Pirouj (IRI)
Broznze: Ulicer Aguilera Cruz (CUB)