Unexpectedly, Benjamin also took it out hard, marginally ahead of Warholm, and McMaster was right there with them.

The three were virtually even at the halfway point, and then Warholm started to edge ahead.

Down the home stretch, unlike previous meetings, Benjamin was not coming from behind, but instead was watching Warholm pulling away from him.

And it was McMaster coming from behind to catch Benjamin before the line for silver.

[2] The event schedule, in local time (UTC+2), was as follows: The first four athletes in each heat (Q) and the next four fastest (q) qualified to the semi-finals.