Vanessa Low reckons motherhood is her superpower and with her young son Matteo watching from the stands of Stade de France she took flight.
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00:00It was a golden day for Australia on day nine of the Paralympics where we won
00:08three gold medals and a sneaky bronze. Long jumper Vanessa Lowe reckons
00:12motherhood is her superpower and with her little son Matteo watching from the
00:16stands she jumped a world record on her way to gold. She flew 5.45 meters on her
00:22first jump and when it was all over she rushed to the fence to hug her son and
00:26her husband and coach Scott Reardon. She wasn't sure after her gold medal in
00:30Tokyo that she'd be able to combine family life and athletics but she proved
00:34overnight that anything is possible. Lauren Parker continued her amazing
00:39games too. She won the women's h14 cycling road race finishing four minutes
00:44ahead of her nearest competitor. Another gold medal in her luggage after winning
00:48the triathlon as well as a silver in the time trial. She'll have to watch out for
00:52those excess baggage fees. In the pool Tim Hodge led from start to finish in
00:57the men's sm9 200 meter individual medley. He was never going to let this
01:02one slip and Samuel von Eymann lost his table tennis final but still took home
01:06a bronze. We're on the homestretch in Paris but there's still plenty of Aussies
01:10in medal contention so stay tuned.