 Nvo was drawn in the competition's second heat on 25 September, finishing 13th (and last) out of all athletes, with a time of four minutes and 6.14 seconds.He finished behind Chungu Chipako of Zambia (three minutes and 49.79 seconds) in a heat led by France's Mehdi Baala (three minutes and 40.35 seconds).Overall Nvo finished 40th out of all the finishing runners, and did not advance to the semi-finals because he was 15.18 seconds slower than the slowest athlete who made the later stages.