Martin took to social media to express his excitement with his focus set firmly on a Tokyo 2020 berth, where BMX Freestyle will make its Olympic debut.

His second world championship in four years, Martin's first run stunned the crowd, amassing a huge score of 94.90, following up with 93.30 in his second run.

It was a bittersweet win for the Aussie team, with 2019 world champion, Brandon Loupos, injuring his knee during competition which left him finishing in 11th place. Fellow Aussies Josh Matthews finished in sixth place, while Jaie Toohey finished in tenth.

Matthews scored 74.40 points in his first run 85.70 points in his second. Toohey crashed seconds into his first run but recovered to make a stunning comeback in his second run, which saw him attract a finals best score of 60.60 points despite crashing early on. 

Loupos kicked off the competition with a strong set of high-scoring tricks, but after his foot slipped off the pedal, the Sydney rider was sent crashing to the ground, clutching his right knee.

He was stretchered off by medical staff before making a brave reappearance for his second attempt at his opening run, but retired just moments in, visibly still in pain. His score of 39 points placed him in 11th place overall.

The Championships was Martin's first international competition in over a year, after spending the last 15 months in Australia and winning the National Championship in March this year.

"While we have had a year and a half off, we have all put in so much hard work and the competition has stepped up so much," Martin, 27 told Aus Cycling. 

"The last year never really slowed down for me. I just rode as much as I could, stayed focus all the way up to this event. It has paid off today. It is such a good feeling.  

"The competition was tough out there today, I did just want to do my run, I had a good run planned. While I didn't do what I wanted to do completely, I still got a high score and next time, hopefully, I will pull out the one I want to get done." 

"Going into this event we were trying to top America. But I came here just trying to do my best, I knew I had done all the work, and it all paid off today." 

Australia's performance was an important step on their journey to an Olympic debut, with the Championships providing a final opportunity for nations to secure points towards the UCI Tokyo Olympic Qualification Rankings, with the nation at the top of the rankings at the end of the qualification period securing two male athlete spots for Tokyo 2020.

Going into the competition, Australia and the USA were tied at the top of the rankings, with the US claiming more points overall after claiming second, third and fourth place.

There has been no official statement from the UCI as to the final Olympic rankings, although Australia's BMX Freestyle selections are set to be announced later in June.