It became very intense to watch his fight against the always rising bar. All went well up to 1,40m, but then he needed all three attempts to clear 1,45m, then 1,50m, but 1,55m was too high for him. His main competitor managed to clear 1,55m, but all his three attempts on 1,60m was unsuccessful. So there was no gold medal to Kien at this year's World Outgames, and he had to do with silver.