Greaves enjoyed gold medal success in Athens in 2004

Former Paralympic discus champion Danny Greaves started his season in superb style by beating his personal best at an indoor meeting in Sweden.

The Athens gold medallist, who won bronze in Beijing, threw an unofficial world record of 56.50m at the Wexio Indoor Throwing event.

Greaves holds the current ratified world best in his F44 class of 55.53m.

"I've been working on my throwing technique in Portugal and it was a great chance to compete," he said.

"Normally I wouldn't have had the chance to put the training into practice so soon on my return.

"I knew I was in good shape and this has been a confidence booster ahead of the BT Paralympic World Cup in May."

The Leicester man, who was born with a foot deformity, suffered a disappointing time in Beijing and admitted that only finishing third was a wake-up call to help spur him on to regaining his title in 2012.

He opened his series in Sweden with two throws past 55m before his best throw in the penultimate round of the competition.

However, as the competition was not sanctioned by the International Paralympic Committee, Greaves must wait to see if the throw will be ratified as a world record.

Among the other competitors at the prestigious meeting was Olympic champion Gerd Kanter who won the overall title with 66.95m.

Greaves will be aiming to retain his title at the IPC World Championships in New Zealand in January 2011.

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