[1][2] Heats were held on the second day of competition to eliminate only four competitors, one of them turned out to be the world leader coming into these championships, American champion, Donavan Brazier.

With lane violations being disqualified aggressively already at these championships, Brazier knew his fate and jogged the rest of his race.

The final started with Mostafa Smaili taking the advantage at the break, edging out Saúl Ordóñez.

At the bell, Kszczot cruised into the lead, the rest of the field, led by Elliot Giles swarmed forward, leaving Windle out the back.

Behind him, Windle squeezed past Álvaro de Arriba and Smaili on the inside, then slid to the outside on the home straightaway to pass Giles and with a lean at the line, Ordóñez to take silver.