It could not have been more dramatic and only sport could create such a story as Germany's Christoph Harting won discus gold at the Olympic Games in Rio today.
Four years on from his brother Robert taking the title, Christoph, five years his junior at 26, triumphed with a sensational throw in the last round.
The final was the showcase event of the morning session and as Harting's effort landed at 68.37m, he overtook world No. 1 and European champion Piotr Malachowski who had led from the moment the discus left his hand in the first round.
That had landed at 67.32m and when he stretched his advantage to 67.55m, the competition looked all over. But Harting had other ideas.
He, himself, had been in second with 66.34m before this amazing final round first saw Estonia's Martin Kupper overtake him with 66.58m and then German teammate Daniel Jasinski do even better with 67.05m.
Neither threatened Poland's Malachowski until Harting, whose brother failed to make the final but was watching from the stands, stunned the big crowd with a personal best throw.
As Christoph raised his hands to the sky, Malachowski just shook his head.
Now, having looked comfortable, it was all down to the Pole to produce something even greater to snatch back gold with the last throw of the competition.
It was not to be. His effort was 65.38m, and as Harting started his celebrations, Malachowski fell into the netting in despair.
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Robert Harting has suffered an injury-hit season and his 62.21m was not enough to see him through qualifying on Friday morning but the Olympic title stays in the family thanks to the brilliance of his brother.
Christoph pulled out a throw he will never forget to defeat Malachowski with Jasinki making it a German double on the podium by taking bronze.
Fourth at last month's European Athletics Championships in Amsterdam - as Malachowski regained the title - had been the best result of Christoph's career.
He was not in London in 2012 but in the two IAAF World Championships which followed, he failed to reach the final in Moscow in 2013 and was then eighth in Beijing last summer.
Christoph's aim here was to make the final, but few could have expected he would have such a lasting impact as this one.
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