"My three-year-old son has come to these Games and it gives me extra pride to know that his first experience of a major global sporting event is the Paralympics. He's learned the word Paralympian before the word Olympian and he sees no difference between the greatness of the athletes in both Games. This is where we need to be at."
"I'm so pleased for us both to be on the podium, says Henshaw. To share this moment together is unbelievable. A very tearful Gordon is struggling to get her words out. We wanted those top two spots so badly. I think we're so strong because of the support we get on and off the water."
"Gold No. 45 followed soon after as Charlotte Henshaw produced a fast start and led all the way to win the women's VL3 va'a. The 37-year-old, who claimed the KL2 kayak title in Tokyo, won in 55.7 seconds, with compatriot Hope Gordon taking silver, 0.88 seconds behind."
"Ade Adepitan has been writing for the Guardian throughout the Games and let's just say he's pretty pumped for this one."
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