So what’s next for Davies, who has a haul of 12 Paralympic, World and European Championship gold medals?
He could just set his sights on the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo, but that wouldn’t be his style. Instead he has a burning ambition to be the first para-thrower to compete in an able-bodied major.
He took a step towards that dream at the British Athletics Indoor Championships in Birmingham earlier this month, where he not only made the final of the shot put competition, but finished sixth after throwing a lifetime best.
“It was good to be treated like everyone else with no spotlight on me as the favourite,” he said.
He now hopes to compete in the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.
“I don’t think there will be anything funnier than making a Commonwealth final and getting beaten by a guy who can only use one leg,” he joked.
On a more serious note, he said: “I want to change the world in terms of its view of para sport, and I want to show everyone that if you work extremely hard, no matter what barrier is in place, you can make the highest level”.
