The 31-year-old athlete was pipped to his second title by Portugal’s Isaac Nader by just two hundredths of a second but he was still happy with his performance and enjoyed “butchering songs” in a Tokyo singing spot to mark his victory.

He told BBC Sport: "In true Japanese style we went to a karaoke bar to celebrate.

"We raced really late and then had anti-doping, so I don't think we started the night until quite late... so finished quite late.”

The Scotsman admitted the set-up was unlike anything he’d ever experienced.

He said: "I've been to karaoke bars in the UK, and this was like that on steroids. It was not just microphones. It was a full band set. There were drums, guitars, bass and piano.

"There were about 12 of us butchering songs. It wasn't solos - more a group sing-song. The first one was Gold by Spandau Ballet, which I thought wasn't really appropriate because I got silver, but it was a nice gesture.

"I wanted Erasure's A Little Respect. They didn't have that, but there was a lot of Oasis, some Billy Joel... We had it all to ourselves and went on until the early hours."