 He then hit the high spots with the National Games in Delhi the following year when he won a gold in the short sprint and a silver in the 300 metres.He was to continue with this success in subsequent National Games, winning a gold and a silver at Madras in 1960, four golds at Jabalpur in 1962 and two golds and one silver at Trivandrurn in 1963.His greatest triumph was the 1962 National Games in Calcutta where, apart from scoring a sensational win over Milkha, he picked up four gold medals.