Australia’s race up the medal table is giving gold vibes on Day 8 of the Paris 2024 Paralympics Games, live and free on the 9Network and 9Now. 

Lauren Parker is back for her third Paralympic event, this time the Road Race H1-4, Para Swimming 200m Individual Medley world record holder Tim Hodge charges into his pet event, and leaping her way into the Para Athletics action is defending T63 Long Jump gold medallist Vanessa Low.

The gold medal matches of the Quad Singles Wheelchair Tennis and the Wheelchair Basketball semi-finals make for an interesting day of action.

Watch the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games Live on a curated channel across Channel 9HD and 9GemHD, with every moment streamed on 9Now, where you can also stay up to date with Daily Highlights, Daily Top 10 Moments, and curated highlights for Team Australia, Para Swimming and Para Athletics.

DAY 8 SCHEDULE HIGHLIGHTS ACROSS CHANNEL 9HD, 9GEMHD AND 9NOW

TIME (AEST)	EVENT
THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 5
5.30PM	PARA CYCLING ROAD RACE Lauren Parker
5.30PM	PARA SWIMMING (HEATS) Poppy Wilson (Women’s 400m freestyle S10) Tim Hodge (Men’s Individual 200m Medley SM9) Lucky Patterson (Women’s 200 Ind. Medley SM9), Jenna Jones (Women’s 100m Breastroke SB12), Mixed 4x50m Medley 20pts Relay
6.00PM	PARA ATHLETICS Samuel Rizzo, Luke Bailey (Men’s 800m T54), Angie Ballard (Women’s 400m T54)
FROM 6.00PM	SHOOTING, PARA TABLE TENNIS, BOCCIA Jamieson Lesson, Daniel Michel (Boccia), Anton Zappelli (Shooting) Jessy Chen (Table Tennis)
FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 6
1.30AM	PARA SWIMMING (FINALS)
3.00AM	PARA ATHLETICS Vanessa Low (Women’s Long Jump T36) Maria Strong (Women’s Shot Put F33) Jackson Hamilton (Men’s Javelin Throw F13) Sam McIntosh (Men’s 100m T52)

*Schedules subject to change

Day 8 Athletes in Focus:

Vanessa Low, Women’s Long Jump T36

When Vanessa was 15, she accidentally stumbled from an overcrowded platform and into the path of an oncoming train. She lost her left leg above the knee and right leg through the knee, and sustained head and back injuries and multiple broken bones. Vanessa spent the next six months in hospital, and by the time she was discharged, her muscles had wasted away and she weighed just 45kgs.

Four years on from her accident she made her international debut in 2009, becoming a two-time Paralympian for Germany before she started representing Australia in 2019. She is a two time Paralympic gold medallist and the reigning world record holder in the women’s long jump T61. She is based in Canberra.

Day 8 Athletes in Focus:

Jessy Chen, Men’s Singles Class 3, Para Table Tennis Finals 

Jessy (Junjian) Chen has not only found solace through sport but has quickly risen through the ranks to become one of the best Para Table Tennis players in the Oceania region.

Originally from southern China, Jessy moved to the Solomon Islands with his family in 2006 as a teen. Shortly after their arrival racial tensions escalated and many Chinese-owned businesses were attacked, Jessy’s family being one of them.

He was struck with a machete, suffered massive blood loss and a heart attack. Jessy was airlifted to Australia and diagnosed a quadriplegic. Jessy was in hospital for over a year, followed by a three-month stint at the Royal Rehabilitation Centre where he had to learn to move again while learning to speak English.

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Thursday, September 5, 2024