The women's 1500 mark is now a full-second tougher at 4:06.50 and the 10k drops all the way down to 31:50 from 32:15. The men's 10k is now 27:40.
The women's 1500 mark is now a full-second tougher at 4:06.50 and the 10k drops all the way down to 31:50 from 32:15. The men's 10k is now 27:40.
From the very best (A+: Brazier, Schweizer, Groner), to the very worst (F: Colleen Quigley), we hand out the grades to Team USA at Worlds.
"One characteristic of champions is that they often find a way to win, even when they shouldn’t."
Cheptegei held off a stiff challenge from Kejelcha on the final lap to get the 10,000m crown to go with his world xc crown.
Timothy Cheruiyot outran the world's best 1500 runners from start to finish and when it was all said and done he had the achieved the largest margin of victory in history (2.12 seconds).
The US men had not won Worlds since 2007.
Desisa won the World Champs to become the first man to win Boston, NY and Worlds.
Obiri hasn't had the smoothest of seasons but she front-way her way to gold tonight.
Hassan completed an epic double with an epic front-run that resulted in a 3:51.95 win.
"When I heard Kenyans singing and cheering us up in the stadium, I suddenly got the energy to chase Girma to the finish line. I said I was not going to let them down. They gave me the motivation and I dedicate the gold medal to the fans,"
Steve Cram said: "That's a punch ...I'm amazed he hasn't been DQ'd..."
Columbia's Anthony Zambrano was second (44.15) and USA's Fred Kerley got the bronze (44.17).
Two-time defending champ Sandra Perkovic was 3rd after an injury-filled season.
A big enthusiastic crowd, a world record, a hometown here, and a legend staying on top. Veteran journalist Elliott Denman put it best, "A great night for the sport of track and field."
Video of Dalilah Muhammad's world record win over Sydney McLaughlin.
This was a World Championships final for the ages won by .01 by Conseslus Kipruto.
After running an effortless 4:01 in the semis, she thought a 3:57 mid was possible.