IAAF World Relays

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

The IAAF World Relays is an international biennial track and field sporting event 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.^[4]

Championships

Edition	Year	City	Country	Date	Venue	No. of Events	No. of Countries	No. of Athletes	Top of the medal table
1st	2014	Nassau	Bahamas	24–25 May	Thomas Robinson Stadium	10	43	576	United States
2nd	2015	Nassau	Bahamas	2–3 May	Thomas Robinson Stadium	10	43	669	United States
3rd	2017	Nassau	Bahamas	22–23 April	Thomas Robinson Stadium

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	[5]
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	[6]
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	[7]
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	[8]
Distance medley relay	9:15.50	Kyle Merber 2:53.56 (1200 m) Brycen Spratling 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	[9]
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	[10]

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	[11]
4×200 m relay	1:29.45	Shalonda Solomon Tawanna Meadows Bianca Knight Kimberlyn Duncan	United States	25 May 2014	2014 IAAF World Relays	Nassau, Bahamas	[12]
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	[13]
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	[14]
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	[15]
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	[16]

Medal Table

Updated after 2015 Championships

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	United States	12	3	1	16
2	Jamaica	4	5	1	10
3	Kenya	3	3	0	6
4	Nigeria	1	0	1	2
5	Poland	0	3	1	4
6	Bahamas	0	2	0	2
7	Great Britain	0	1	3	4
8	Trinidad and Tobago	0	1	2	3
9	France	0	1	1	2
10	Saint Kitts and Nevis	0	1	0	1
11	Australia	0	0	4	4
12	Germany	0	0	2	2
13	Belgium	0	0	1	1
	Ethiopia	0	0	1	1
	Japan	0	0	1	1
	Russia	0	0	1	1
Total		20	20	20	60

References

1. IAAF World Relays bidding information
2. "Bahamas to host inaugural IAAF World Relay Championships". Caribbean 360. Retrieved 18 August 2012.
4. Competitions Update. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-08-21.
5. "Men's 4×100m Final Results" (PDF). IAAF. 2 May 2015. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
6. 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.
7. "Men's 4x400m Relay Results". IAAF. 25 May 2014. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
8. "Men's 4×800m Final Results" (PDF). IAAF. 2 May 2015. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
9. "Men's Distance Medley Relay Final Results" (PDF). IAAF. 3 May 2015. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
10. "Men's 4×1500m Relay Results". IAAF. 25 May 2014. Retrieved 26 May 2014.
11. "Women's 4x100m Relay Results". IAAF. 24 May 2014. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
12. "Women's 4×200m Relay Results". IAAF. 25 May 2014. Retrieved 26 May 2014.
13. "Women's 4×400m Relay Final B Results" (PDF). IAAF. 3 May 2015. Retrieved 6 May 2015.
14. "Women's 4×800m Relay Results" (PDF). IAAF. 3 May 2015. Retrieved 6 May 2015.
15. "Women's Distance Medley Relay Final Results" (PDF). IAAF. 2 May 2015. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
16. "Men's 4x800m Relay Results". IAAF. 24 May 2014. Retrieved 25 May 2014.

External links

• IAAF Announcement
• Official web site