L. MathekaBahamas to host World relays in 2024
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It will be the main Olympic qualifying event for the men’s and women’s 4x100m and 4x400m relays and the mixed 4x400m relay.
World Athletics (WA) Relays set for 2024 have been awarded to Nassau in The Bahamas.
The event will be held in April/May 2024 with dates to be confirmed and will be the main Olympic qualifying event for the men’s and women’s 4x100m and 4x400m relays and the mixed 4x400m relay.
World Athletics Council made the announcement during its 229th meeting in Rome, to round out a highly successful year for the sport and provide guidance for the coming years.
The Bahamas will host the 2024 World Athletics Relays!!🔥
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This event will take place in April/May 2024 and will be the major Olympic qualifying event for the men’s and women’s 4x100m and 4x400m relays and the mixed 4x400m relay. pic.twitter.com/cuxJIaw3AU
WA president Sebastian Coe welcomed the decision, saying that three wonderful editions of the World Relays, 2014, 2015 and 2017, have been hosted in Nassau so far.
"We know we are in safe hands for what will be an important Olympic qualifier for all our relay events. We are confident that The Bahamas will offer the best conditions for the athletes and a brilliant atmosphere for both athletes and fans as we mark a key milestone on the road to the Paris Olympic Games," Coe said.
Other key dates for the 2024 and 2025 seasons were also firmed up on.
Additionally, in order to continue to support the development of road running, especially the growth of road miles and 5 km road races, the Council agreed to change the current frequency of the biennial World Road Running Championships, making it an annual event, the rotation starting in 2025.
The Council also approved the dates for upcoming World Athletics Series events with the Cross Country Championships set for Medulin, Pula, Croatia on 10-11 February 2024.
The World Athletics U-20 Championships set for Peru's capital Lima will be held on 26 to 31 August 2024.
Meanwhile, the World Athletics Championships set to be hosted in Tokyo is set for 13-21 September 2025.
In his summary of the year, Coe noted that WA had organised four series events, attended by almost 4000 athletes from 180 countries, who set 354 national records.
These events reached a cumulative global TV audience of three quarters of a billion, which extended well over one billion when accounting for the digital audience.
