Davies shines at World Para-athletics Ch/ships

Aled Davies won his third world title in the F42 discus and Britain’s seventh gold medal of the World Para-athletics Championships in London.

Wales’ Davies, the London 2012 champion and world record holder, threw 51.54m to beat Tom Habscheid of Luxembourg.

The 26-year-old can add gold in the shot put next Saturday – he is the defending world champion.

Britain’s co-team captain Dan Greaves, a three-time world champion, finished fourth in the F44 discus and compatriot Kieran Tscherniawsky came fifth in F33 shot put.