The 30-year-old became the first black cyclist to win an Olympic or Paralympic medal in Great Britain in Rio, where he also became Britain's first Paralympian athlete in 32 years to win gold medals in both sports - cycling and athletics - per Individual Games.
At the Izu Velodrome on Friday his goal of repeating that in Tokyo started off by not only keeping his gold in the C4-5 500m season, but he is setting a world record at 4% of a second. It’s a job he wants to stay firmly in the memories of those who look at home.
Kadeena Cox holds the world record for winning another Paralympic gold CREDIT: ALEX WHITEHEAD
“I founded KC Academy to get more black people into cycling,” said Cox, who has Jamaican parents. "Because if you don't see someone you don't think you can be.
"I absolutely expect there to be a girl or a little boy sitting at home thinking 'I want to be like Kadeena Cox', and then continue to improve everything I've done. This is my dream, to empower people, because there should be no reason why your skin color should stop you from doing everything you want to do.