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George Clarke

HISTORICAL FACTS: Low claims long jump gold as ballard goes on attack - The Untold Story

Vanessa Low flies towards gold medal success in the women's long jump with a world record leap. (Drew Chislett/AAP PHOTOS)

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.

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