He only returned from injury after 1981 and he entered the 1982 IAAF World Cross Country Championships, but finished way down the field in 109th place. He did, however, manage to take the Belgian cross country and 10,000 metres titles that year. The Lotto Cross Cup debuted in Belgium that year and a series of good performances at Belgian cross country races saw him crowned the inaugural champion of the event. Schot's win at the 1983 Belgian Cross Country Championships was the last of the eleven national titles that he won over the course of his career. He attempted to make the team for the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics but injury again (this time his heel) thwarted his chances.