2024 World Athletics Relays

2024 World Athletics Relays

Host city	Nassau, Bahamas
Events	5
Dates	4-5 May 2024
Main venue	Thomas Robinson Stadium
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The 2024 World Athletics Relays was held in Nassau, Bahamas on 4 and 5 May 2024. ^[1]

Overview

The first 3 editions of the IAAF World Relays (former name) have been held in the same site: 2014 IAAF World Relays, 2015 IAAF World Relays and 2017 IAAF World Relays. Nassau won the bid against Lausanne in November 2022, in Rome. ^[2]

The competition served as a qualifying event for the 2024 Summer Olympic Games from their respective NOCs, composed of the following: ^[3]

• 14: top fourteen teams of each event based on their results achieved at the 2024 World Athletics Relays in Nassau, Bahamas. ^[4]

The World Athletics Relays involved 32 national teams, in each relay event, and 20 races on both days of competition.

On Day 1, which will qualify 40 teams for the Summer Olympics, there was 20 heats across the five Olympic events (4 heats each for 4 × 100, 4 × 400, men, women and mixed); the top two teams from each heat directly qualified for the Games.

On Day 2, an additional 30 national teams were also qualified for the Games, through 15 repechage heats (the top 2 of each repechage qualified) and five finals, across those five events. ^[5]

Schedule

Tommy Robinson National Stadium, the venue.

Day 1 - Saturday, 4 May 2024 Time Event Round 18:00 EST Mixed 4 × 400 m Heats 18:45 EST Women's 4 × 100 m Heats 19:20 EST Men's 4 × 100 m Heats 19:55 EST Women's 4 × 400 m Heats 20:40 EST Men's 4 × 400 m Heats

Day 2 - Sunday, 5 May 2024 Time Event Round 18:00 Mixed 4 × 400 m Repechage Round 18:35 Women's 4 × 100 m Repechage Round 19:00 Men's 4 × 100 m Repechage Round 19:25 Women's 4 × 400 m Repechage Round 19:55 Men's 4 × 400 m Repechage Round 20:25 Mixed 4 × 400 m Final 20:35 Women's 4 × 100 m Final 20:45 Men's 4 × 100 m Final 20:55 Women's 4 × 400 m Final 21:05 Men's 4 × 400 m Final

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Medalists

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
Men's 4 × 100 metres relay details	United States Courtney Lindsey Kenneth Bednarek Kyree King Noah Lyles	37.40 WL	Canada Brendon Rodney Andre De Grasse Aaron Brown Jerome Blake	37.89 SB	France Méba-Mickaël Zeze Jeff Erius Pablo Matéo Aymeric Priam	38.44
Men's 4 × 400 metres relay details	Botswana Busang Kebinatshipi Letsile Tebogo Leungo Scotch Bayapo Ndori	2:59.11 WL	South Africa Gardeo Isaacs Zakithi Nene Antonie Matthys Nortje Lythe Pillay	3:00.75	Belgium Dylan Borlée Robin Vanderbemden Alexander Doom Jonathan Sacoor	3:01.16
Women's 4 × 100 metres relay details	United States Tamari Davis Gabrielle Thomas Celera Barnes Melissa Jefferson	41.85 CR, WL	France Chloé Galet Gémima Joseph Helene Parisot  [ fr ] Mallory Leconte	42.75 SB	Great Britain Alyson Bell Amy Hunt Bianca Williams Aleeya Sibbons	42.80
Women's 4 × 400 metres relay details	United States Quanera Hayes Gabrielle Thomas Bailey Lear Alexis Holmes	3:21.70 WL	Poland Marika Popowicz-Drapała Iga Baumgart-Witan Justyna Święty-Ersetic Natalia Kaczmarek	3:24.71	Canada Zoe Sherar Aiyanna Stiverne Alyssa Marsh Kyra Constantine	3:25.17 SB
Mixed 4 × 400 metres relay details	United States Matthew Boling Lynna Irby-Jackson Willington Wright Kendall Ellis	3:10.73 CR	Netherlands Isayah Boers Lieke Klaver Isaya Klein Ikkink Femke Bol	3:11.45 SB	Ireland Cillin Greene Rhasidat Adeleke Thomas Barr Sharlene Mawdsley	3:11.53 NR

Medal table

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	United States  (USA)	4	0	0	4
2	Botswana  (BOT)	1	0	0	1
3	Canada  (CAN)	0	1	1	2
	France  (FRA)	0	1	1	2
5	Netherlands  (NED)	0	1	0	1
	Poland  (POL)	0	1	0	1
	South Africa  (RSA)	0	1	0	1
8	Belgium  (BEL)	0	0	1	1
	Great Britain  (GBR)	0	0	1	1
	Ireland  (IRL)	0	0	1	1
Totals (10 entries)		5	5	5	15

Team standings

Teams scored for every place in the top 8 with 8 points awarded for first place, 7 for second, etc.

  The host country is highlighted in lavender blue

Rank	Nation	Points
1	United States	32
2	United Kingdom	18
3	France	17
4	Canada	15
5	Japan	10
	Netherlands	10
7	Botswana	8
	Ireland	8
9	Germany	7
	Italy	7
	Poland	7
	South Africa	7

References

1. "Athletics timetable for Paris 2024 Olympic Games published". worldathletics.org. 9 January 2023. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
2. "Bid Guide - World Athletics Relays". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
3. "Qualification system published for Paris 2024 Olympic Games". World Athletics. 20 December 2022. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
4. Qualification System Unveiled for 2024 World Relays Track Alerts
5. Rowbottom, Mike (30 November 2022). "World Relays return to Nassau in 2024 to serve as Paris Olympic qualifying event". Inside the Games . Retrieved 27 December 2022.
6. 2024 World Athletics Relays Schedule/Timetable
7. 2024 World Athletics Relays Bahamas
8. World Athletics Relays in 2024 to serve as Paris Olympic trials Inside The Games

External links

• Official website
• Road to Bahamas 2024 as of 4 October 2023