7. Wil London trusts his own pace to steal silver in 400m
Wil London entered the 400m final seeded fourth behind Abdalelah Haroun of Qatar, who has run 44.27; Karabo Sibanda of Botswana, who has run 45.15; and U.S. teammate Kahmari Montgomery, whose PB is 45.13.
Haroun and Sibanda got out blazing and seemed completely clear of the field once they turned onto the homestretch. But Sibanda began to tie up in the final 50m as London, who trusted his own race strategy, turned on the burners to snatch second place.
Haroun won in 44.81, while London recorded a new PB of 45.27.
| POS | BIB | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | MARK | REACTION TIME | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 748 | Abdalelah HAROUN |  QAT | 44.81 | SB | 0.202 |
| 2 | 899 | Wilbert LONDON III |  USA | 45.27 | PB | 0.143 |
| 3 | 173 | Karabo SIBANDA |  BOT | 45.45 | 0.149 | |
| 4 | 589 | Geoffrey KIPROTICH |  KEN | 45.64 | 0.192 | |
| 5 | 904 | Kahmari MONTGOMERY | USA | 46.48 | 0.203 | |
| 6 | 236 | Anthony ZAMBRANO |  COL | 46.50 | 0.185 | |
| 7 | 571 | Kazuki MATSUKIYO |  JPN | 46.69 | PB | 0.196 |
| 8 | 570 | Naoki KITADANI | JPN | 47.15 | 0.143 |