After achieving the eighth place at his first World Championship, it was very disappointing for him and with his inherent stubbornness threw himself into hard training and preparing for another world championship. The following year at the 1970 World Championship in Leicester, England he has already stood on the podium, with bronze medal, while the silver medal escaped from him by astonishing 0.02 seconds.
It was a crushing defeat for him after finishing eighth at his first World Championship, prompting him to immerse himself in rigorous training and preparation for another shot at the top. The following year's 1970 World Championship in Leicester, England saw him already on the podium with a bronze medal, though he narrowly missed out on silver by a mere 0.02 seconds.