Beamish had not won a steeple since his debut in April 2023, but launched an all-time kick to go from 11th to 1st on the last lap and deny Soufiane El Bakkali's bid for a fifth straight global title.

Kenneth Rooks is now an American distance legend thanks to a huge gutsy race that results in him winning the sivler medal behind Olympic legend Soufiane El Bakkali who repeated.

• Olympics Aug 7 Evening Session Live Thread + Live Reaction Show at 7 pm ET What a night. Two of the greatest race you'll if you an American track fan back to back. Wow. Talk about the meet now and then come back at a 7 pm ET and watch out live show..
• WHAT THE F*CK DID I JUST SEE?!?!?!?! KENNY MF ROOKS!! What Guts! @33-1 Odds! Rooks HAD THE LEAD heading off the final water jump.
• Quincy Hall comes from NOWHERE to win gold - 43.44. Take that Brits. In the deepest 400m EVER, Quincy Hall came WAY BACK to win gold. Wow.
• Graham Blanks’ 6 mile run 2 hours before race
• Yann Schrub & Stewart McSweyn added to Olympic 5k final, Ahmed & Nur still out Jonathan
• Breaking: Noah Lyles isn't coming through mixed zone - he's going to medical Lyle was only 2nd in his semi and then didn't talk to the media. Instead he went to be checked out by the medical staff.
• Hocker said his life will change forever from this Gold, will this make him a millionaire? 
• 24 hours later, I still can't believe that Jakob let Hocker come inside of him

Soufiane El Bakkali got the win before the home crowd, Prudence Sekgodiso got a world leader in the 800, Emmanuel Wanyonyi kept winning and Shericka Jackson got the 200 win, but in a slow time.

El Bakkali has owned the steeplechase in recent years and is better than ever in 2023, but is he even the favorite for Worlds?

David Monti recaps the mid-d and distance events for you including the women's 5000 where world xc champ Beatrice Chebet used a 59-second final lap to dominate the 5000.

Nuguse closed very well but Ingebrigtsen was too good and won in 3:32. El Bakkali’s time was the fastest steeple since 2012 and puts him 8th all-time.

Some picks were easy (Eliud Kipchoge in the marathon), others were impossible. Here's where we ranked the world's best distance runners in 2022.

There's been a clear 1-2 in the steeple this year, but reigning world champ Conseslus Kipruto, finally healthy, could be a factor once again. *MB: 2022 World men's steeplechase preview: Who you got - Girma, El Bakkali, Kipruto? Does an American factor?

El Bakkali held off Lamecha Girma to win the steeple as both men broke 8:00, but disaster struck in the 400 hurdles as Warholm said after the race he believes he tore his hamstring.

• MB: Official 2022 Rabat DL Discussion Thread
• MB: Karsten Warholm pulls up in Rabat -- grabs right hamstring after first hurdle
• MB: Katir is the most obvious doper of all time
• MB: Avinash Sable, INDIA runs monster 8:12.48 steeple in Rabat, behind Bakkali (7:58.28), and Girma (7:59.24).

Karsten Warholm opens up his 2022 season and the men's steeple and 800s are LOADED. We can't wait. *MB: Official 2022 Rabat DL Discussion Thread (2-4 pm ET Sunday, CNBC)

The Kenyan men had won every steeple they competed in at the Olympics since man first walked on the moon. No longer.

This was a World Championships final for the ages won by .01 by Conseslus Kipruto.

Getnet Wale edged Soufiane El Bakkali in the steeple and was judged not to have obstructed him as Timothy Cheruiyot won his third straight DL 1500 crown. Lyles (19.74) and Norman (44.26) made it a US sweep in the sprints.

Two final regular season DL of the season looks like a dandy as two Olympic champs will return to the DL after a long hiatus. Plus will Jakob or Filip Ingebrigtsen win their first DL 1500?

While handing out our steeple rankings, we take a detour and give out some free advice to Evan Jager.

An American-born man has NEVER won a gold medal in a mid-d/distance event at the IAAF World Championships. That may change thanks to Evan Jager.