Khinchagov set a personal record of 15.78 metres on his first attempt, which nobody could match.

His other three legal attempts would also have been enough to clinch the title, throwing 15.69m, 15.76m and 15.77m.

Tunisia’s Ahmed Ben Moslah was his closest challenger with a new African record of 14.50m.

Khinchagov arrived at Tokyo 2020 as the European and world champion.

At the World Para Athletics Championships in Dubai in 2019, Khinchagov won the F37 shot put event with a distance of 15.25m.

At Bydgoszcz in Poland in June of this year, Khinchagov threw 15.19m to earn gold.

The 24-year-old can now add success on his Paralympic debut to that honours list.

F37 events are for Para athletes with coordination impairments.

Born and based in Vladikavkaz, Khinchagov took up shot put aged 18, inspired by the achievements of Gocha Khugaev who won gold at London 2012 in the T37-38 long jump.

He has sporting pedigree within his family, as his second cousin Khetag Khinchagov was a silver medallist at the World Championships in Dubai in the T38 long jump and a gold medallist in the same event at the European Championships in Bydgoszcz.

The new F37 shot put Paralympic champion was awarded the Honoured Master of Sport distinction last year.

He cites as his hero David Storl of Germany, a two-time shot put world champion and silver medallist at the London 2012 Olympic Games, with coach Valery Gagloev his biggest influence.