Aled Davies has revealed he wants to compete for Wales at the Commonwealth Games after conquering the World Para Athletics Championships. The Welshman is looking to the future – and competing against able-bodied athletes – after reflecting on his gold medal in London on Sunday night. Davies won Great Britain’s seventh gold of the Championships on its third day with victory in the F42 discus.

Nine Welsh athletes – which makes up 20 per cent of the squad – have been selected as part of Team GB for the World Para Athletics Championships which starts in London on July 14 and runs through to July 23. Paralympic champions Aled Sion Davies and Hollie Arnold are there, but Rob Cole profiles Laura Sugar, who has given up her career and her first sport in order to chase medals on the track. The first time Laura Sugar went to the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in London she enjoyed a eureka moment that changed her life. She went as a spectator in 2012, but five years on she will return as part of the British team at the IPC World Championships. On her first visit she thought to herself, ‘I can do that’, now she intends to prove she can by winning a medal.

Cardiff sprinter Sam Gordon blasted his way to the 100m title on home soil in the 100th Welsh Athletics Championships held at Leckwith’s International Sports Stadium. Gordon posted the sixth fastest time in Welsh sprinting history as he claimed a personal best time of 10.32 to overcame 2016 champion and Cardiff AAC clubmate Anax Da Silva.

Nine Welsh athletes have been named in the GB squad for the World Para-Athletics Championship in London. The nine are part of a 49-strong squad for the championships which take place from July 14-23.