Talk about high-stakes drama. Americans Josh Hoey and Yared Nuguse need to win Thursday's DL final to make it to next month's World Championships in Tokyo, but Emmanuel Wanyonyi and Niels Laros are standing in their way. And the meet ends with a scintillating 200m with Noah Lyles and Letsile Tebogo.

Hoppel was 2nd in the 800, where Botswana's Tshepiso Masalela ran a world-leading 1:43.11. Plus Kenya's Reynold Cheruiyot (13:16.40) impressed by dominating a tactical 5,000.

Our weekly recap is back with a vengeance. In it, we rave about how much better Africa is at the marathon than the mighty USA, wonder if it's bad that AOY awards are now nothing more than popularity contests and rave about 40+ runners.

Plus a big win streaks get snapped while others get extended. And Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone gets paid despite avoiding the Diamond League like the plague while Grant Holloway doesn't despite running it all the time.

Letsile Tebogo celebrated early and still ran 9.87 to win the 100 as Winfred Yavi ran 8:44.39 to miss the women’s steeple world record by .07. *Full results*WA Full meet recap

SML did it again with WR #6, running 50.37 to win the 400 hurdles as Femke Bol got bronze. Letsile Tebogo ripped a 19.46 for 200m gold as a COVID-stricken Noah Lyles was 3rd.

The Pre Classic (4-6pm on NBC on Saturday) highlights the weekend but we also have NCAA regonals, and NAIA, NCAA D2 and D3 Nationals.

In case you didn't have 7 hours to watch some fantastic relay action over the weekend, we've got you covered. Gabby Thomas earned two golds as the Americans won four of the five finals at the revamped World Relays in the Bahamas.

Oh what a year 2024 is going to be. Josh Kerr vs Yared Nuguse is on! Noah Lyles looks like he's ready to make a statement but so does Letsile Tebogo. And how about those Australian teenagers and BYU alums.

Jackson set a championship record of 21.41 (#2 all-time) while Lyles ran 19.52 to complete the 100/200 double.