World Athletics Relays

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The Tommy Robinson National Stadium in Nassau, Bahamas hosted the first three editions of the competition.

The World Athletics Relays, known as the IAAF World Relays until 2019, is an international biennial track and field sporting event held by World Athletics where teams from around the world compete in relay races, some of which are not part of the standard Olympic programme. The first three editions were set to take place in Nassau, Bahamas at the Thomas Robinson Stadium in 2014, 2015 and 2017. Originally intended as an annual event, it was later decided to happen every odd year,[1] the same as the IAAF World Championships in Athletics for which it serves as a qualification stage.

The competition format for the first edition included the 4 × 100 metres relay, the 4 × 200 metres relay, the 4 × 400 metres relay, the 4 × 800 metres relay and the 4 × 1500 metres relay.[2] The first edition had a $1.4 million prize fund.

From the second edition, the 4 × 1500 metres relay was replaced by the distance medley relay.[3] However, this was short-lived and was itself replaced by a mixed-gender 4 × 400 metres relay for the third edition.[4] In 2019 the 2 × 2 × 400 m relay and the shuttle hurdles relay were added to the mixed-gender category.[5]

The 2021 IAAF World Relays were held in Chorzów, Poland at the Silesian Stadium.

Championships[]

Edition Year City Country Date Venue No. of
Events
No. of
Countries
No. of
Athletes
Top of the
medal table
1 2014 Nassau  Bahamas 24–25 May Thomas Robinson Stadium 10 41 470  United States
2 2015 Nassau  Bahamas 2–3 May Thomas Robinson Stadium 10 42 584  United States
3 2017 Nassau  Bahamas 22–23 April Thomas Robinson Stadium 9 35 419  United States
4 2019 Yokohama  Japan 11–12 May Yokohama International Stadium 9 43 529  United States
5 2021 Chorzów  Poland 1–2 May Silesian Stadium 9 37 689  Poland
6 Guangzhou  China Guangdong Olympic Stadium

Events[]

Event Year
Discipline Gender 2014 2015 2017 2019 2021
4 × 100 metres relay Men
Women
Shuttle hurdles relay Mixed
4 × 200 metres relay Men
Women
4 × 400 metres relay Men
Mixed
Women
2 × 2 × 400 metres relay Mixed
4 × 800 metres relay Men
Women
Distance medley relay Men
Women
4 × 1500 metres relay Men
Women

Championships records[]

Men[]

Event Record Athlete Nationality Date Meet Place Ref
4 × 100 m relay 37.38 Mike Rodgers
Justin Gatlin
Tyson Gay
Ryan Bailey
 United States 2 May 2015 2015 IAAF World Relays Nassau, Bahamas [6]
4 × 200 m relay 1:18.63 Nickel Ashmeade
Warren Weir
Jermaine Brown
Yohan Blake
 Jamaica 24 May 2014 2014 IAAF World Relays Nassau, Bahamas [7]
4 × 400 m relay 2:57.25 David Verburg
Tony McQuay
Christian Taylor
LaShawn Merritt
 United States 25 May 2014 2014 IAAF World Relays Nassau, Bahamas [8]
4 × 800 m relay 7:04.84 Duane Solomon
Erik Sowinski
Casimir Loxsom
Robby Andrews
 United States 3 May 2015 2015 IAAF World Relays Nassau, Bahamas [9]
Distance medley relay 9:15.50 Kyle Merber 2:53.56 (1200 m)
45.95 (400 m)
Brandon Johnson 1:44.75 (800 m)
Ben Blankenship 3:51.24 (1600 m)
 United States 3 May 2015 2015 IAAF World Relays Nassau, Bahamas [10]
4 × 1500 m relay 14:22.22 Collins Cheboi
Silas Kiplagat
James Kiplagat Magut
Asbel Kiprop
 Kenya 25 May 2014 2014 IAAF World Relays Nassau, Bahamas [11]

Women[]

Event Record Athlete Nationality Date Meet Place Ref
4 × 100 m relay 41.88 Tianna Bartoletta
Alexandria Anderson
Jeneba Tarmoh
LaKeisha Lawson
 United States 24 May 2014 2014 IAAF World Relays Nassau, Bahamas [12]
4 × 200 m relay 1:29.04 Jura Levy
Shericka Jackson
Sashalee Forbes
Elaine Thompson
 Jamaica 22 April 2017 2017 IAAF World Relays Nassau, Bahamas [13]
4 × 400 m relay 3:19.39 Phyllis Francis
Natasha Hastings
Sanya Richards-Ross
Francena McCorory
 United States 3 May 2015 2015 IAAF World Relays Nassau, Bahamas [14]
4 × 800 m relay 8:00.62 Chanelle Price
Maggie Vessey
Molly Beckwith-Ludlow
Alysia Johnson Montaño
 United States 3 May 2014 2015 IAAF World Relays Nassau, Bahamas [15]
Distance medley relay 10:36.50 Treniere Moser 3:18.38 (1200 m)
Sanya Richards-Ross 50.12 (400 m)
Ajee' Wilson 2:00.08 (800 m)
Shannon Rowbury 4:27.92 (1600 m)
 United States 2 May 2015 2015 IAAF World Relays Nassau, Bahamas [16]
4 × 1500 m relay 16:33.58 Mercy Cherono
Faith Kipyegon
Irene Jelagat
Hellen Onsando Obiri
 Kenya 24 May 2014 2014 IAAF World Relays Nassau, Bahamas [17]

Mixed[]

Event Record Athlete Nationality Date Meet Place Ref
4 × 400 m relay 3:14.42 Steven Gardiner
Shaunae Miller
Anthonique Strachan
Michael Mathieu
 Bahamas 23 April 2017 2017 IAAF World Relays Nassau, Bahamas [18]
2 × 2 × 400 m relay 3:36.92 Ce'Aira Brown
Donavan Brazier
 United States 11 May 2019 2019 IAAF World Relays Yokohama, Japan [19]
Shuttle hurdle relay 54.96 Christina Clemons
Freddie Crittenden
Sharika Nelvis
Devon Allen
 United States 11 May 2019 2019 IAAF World Relays Yokohama, Japan [20]

Medal table[]

Updated after 2021 Championships

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 United States (USA)227231
2 Jamaica (JAM)58619
3 Poland (POL)37111
4 Kenya (KEN)36211
5 Germany (GER)3148
6 Italy (ITA)2114
7 Bahamas (BAH)1203
8 Trinidad and Tobago (TTO)1124
9 France (FRA)1113
10 Brazil (BRA)1102
 Canada (CAN)1102
 South Africa (RSA)1102
13 Netherlands (NED)1012
 Nigeria (NGR)1012
15 Cuba (CUB)1001
16 Japan (JPN)0235
17 Australia (AUS)0167
18 Great Britain (GBR)0156
19 China (CHN)0123
20 Botswana (BOT)0112
21 Barbados (BAR)0101
 Belarus (BLR)0101
 Ireland (IRL)0101
 Saint Kitts and Nevis (SKN)0101
25 Belgium (BEL)0022
26 Dominican Republic (DOM)0011
 Ecuador (ECU)0011
 Ethiopia (ETH)0011
 Portugal (POR)0011
 Russia (RUS)0011
 Slovenia (SLO)0011
Totals (31 nations)474746140

Multiple wins[]

Multiple wins athletes are.[21]

Three wins
Athlete Country Events
Nickel Ashmeade  Jamaica Men’s 4x100m 2014, 4x200m 2014/2015
Tony McQuay  United States Men’s 4x400m 2014/2015/2017
LaShawn Merritt  United States Men’s 4x400m 2014/2015/2017
David Verburg  United States Men’s 4x400m 2014/2015/2017
Natasha Hastings  United States Women’s 4x400m 2014/2015/2017
Chanelle Price  United States Women’s 4x800m 2014/2015/2017
Sanya Richards-Ross  United States Women’s 4x400m 2014/2015, Distance Medley Relay 2015
Two wins
Athlete Country Events
Yohan Blake  Jamaica Men’s 4x100m 2014, 4x200m 2014
Justin Gatlin  United States Men’s 4x100m 2015/2017
Casimir Loxsom  United States Men’s 4x800m 2015/2017
Erik Sowinski  United States Men’s 4x800m 2015/2017
Warren Weir  Jamaica Men’s 4x200m 2014/2015
Phyllis Francis  United States Women’s 4x400m 2015/2017
Ajeé Wilson  United States Women’s 4x800m 2014, Distance Medley Relay 2015

References[]

  1. ^ IAAF World Relays bidding information
  2. ^ "Bahamas to host inaugural IAAF World Relay Championships". Caribbean 360. Retrieved 18 August 2012.
  3. ^ "World Relays 2015 website". Archived from the original on 2015-02-08.
  4. ^ Competitions Update. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-08-21.
  5. ^ Hardik Vyas (11 January 2019). "Athletics: Mixed shuttle hurdles added to World Relays program". Reuters. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
  6. ^ "Men's 4×100m Final Results" (PDF). IAAF. 2 May 2015. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
  7. ^ Simon Hart (25 May 2014). "Jamaica men break 4x200 metre relay record at IAAF World Relays in Nassau - and without Usain Bolt". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
  8. ^ "Men's 4x400m Relay Results". IAAF. 25 May 2014. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
  9. ^ "Men's 4×800m Final Results" (PDF). IAAF. 2 May 2015. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
  10. ^ "Men's Distance Medley Relay Final Results" (PDF). IAAF. 3 May 2015. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
  11. ^ "Men's 4×1500m Relay Results". IAAF. 25 May 2014. Retrieved 26 May 2014.
  12. ^ "Women's 4x100m Relay Results". IAAF. 24 May 2014. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
  13. ^ "4×200m Relay Results" (PDF). IAAF. 22 April 2017. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  14. ^ "Women's 4×400m Relay Final B Results" (PDF). IAAF. 3 May 2015. Retrieved 6 May 2015.
  15. ^ "Women's 4×800m Relay Results" (PDF). IAAF. 3 May 2015. Retrieved 6 May 2015.
  16. ^ "Women's Distance Medley Relay Final Results" (PDF). IAAF. 2 May 2015. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
  17. ^ "Men's 4x800m Relay Results". IAAF. 24 May 2014. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
  18. ^ "Mixed 4×400m Relay Results" (PDF). IAAF. 23 April 2017. Retrieved 28 April 2017.
  19. ^ "2×2×400m Relay Result". IAAF. 11 May 2019. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
  20. ^ "Shuttle Hurdles Relay Result". IAAF. 11 May 2019. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
  21. ^ "Yokohama 2019 Facts & Figures". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 28 April 2021.

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