With 500 meters to go, world number one Hagos Gerbhiwet made a move and gained a gap. Ingebrigtsen did not get excited but methodically caught up and owned the race where he just sailed away.
Ingebrigtsen won in 13.13.66. He was almost 1.5 seconds ahead of k
After the messy practice heats with several falls, the field consisted of 22 runners – where originally there would have been 16. The race was decided without incident.