Relay World Cup Bahamas 2024: schedules, favorites and where to watch

Some of the best athletes in the world will meet this weekend at the Bahamas to compete with Relay World Cup 2024an event that will offer the last chance to those aspiring to qualify for the Paris Olympic Games relays.

Among the most prominent figures who will participate in the World Championship is the American sprinter Noah Lylesthe Italian Olympic champion Marcel Jacobsthe multiple Dutch champion Femke Bol and local stars Shaunae Miller-Uibo, Steven Gardiner and Devynne Charlton.

The program presents five events that will take place in Thomas A. Robinson National Stadium from the Bahamian capital, Nassau.

• women’s 4x100m
• men’s 4x100m
• women’s 4x400m
• men’s 4x400m
• 4x400m mixed

National teams can present a team of up to eight athletes for each event, of which four will compete in the relay race. In the mixed relay, teams can include a maximum of six athletes (three boys and three girls) with only one substitution allowed after the first round.

Schedules

The World Relay Championship will take place in May 4 and 5 in the afternoon in the Bahamas, however, the six-hour difference with respect to Spain means that the event can be seen on the peninsula in the early hours of Sunday and Monday.

Saturday, May 4 (early Sunday in Spain)

• 19:05 h (01:05 h in Spain) – 4x400m mixed – Round 1
• 7:50 pm (01:50 am) – Women’s 4x100m – Round 1
• 20:25 h (02:25 h) – Men’s 4x100m – Round 1
• 21:05 h (03:05 h) – Women’s 4x400m – Round 1
• 21:49 h (03:49 h) – Men’s 4x400m – Round 1

Sunday, May 5 (early Monday in Spain)

• 19:05 h (01:05 h) – Men’s 4x100m – Round 2
• 19:40 h (01:40 h) – Women’s 4x100m – Round 2
• 20:05 h (02:05 h) – Men’s 4x400m – Round 2
• 20:30 h (02:30 h) – Women’s 4x400m – Round 2
• 21:04 h (03:04 h) – 4x400m mixed – Round 2
• 9:40 pm (03:40 am) – 4x400m mixed – Final
• 9:50 pm (03:50 am) – Women’s 4x100m – Final
• 22:00 h (04:00 h) – Men’s 4x100m – Final
• 22:10 h (04:10 h) – Women’s 4x400m – Final
• 22:20 h (04:20 h) – Men’s 4x400m – Final

World Relay Awards

The eight best teams in each event will receive cash prizes, with an added bonus US$50,000 (about €47,000) for breaking the world record.

1. US$40,000
2. US$20,000
3. US$10,000
4. US$8,000
5. US$6,000
6. US$4,000
7. US$3,000
8. US$2,000

Olympic qualification

The 14 best teams in each event of Bahamas Relay World Cup 24 They will automatically qualify for the Paris Olympic Games. The two remaining places in each discipline will be assigned according to the classification period established for this purpose (from December 2022 to June 2024).

On the first day of the World Cup, the two best teams from each series will advance to the final, ensuring their qualification for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.

On the second day, there will be an additional round where the other teams will compete and where the best two from each series will also qualify for Paris 2024.

In the finals, the qualified teams will compete for cash prizes and other places for the Olympic Games.

Spanish national team

Men’s 4x100m: Adria Alfonso, Andoni Calbano, Bernat Canet, Guillem Crespi, Sergio López, Arnau Monne, Pablo Montalvo, Daniel Rodríguez.

Men’s 4x400m: Julio Arenas, Lucas Búa, Iñaki Cañal, Bernat Erta, David García, Samuel García, Manuel Guijarro, Óscar Husillos

4x100m women: Jaël Bestué, Alba Borrero, Lucía Carrillo, Paula García, Sonia Molina-Prados, Esther Navero, María Isabel Pérez, Paula Sevilla.

Women’s 4x400m: Carmen Avilés, Aauri Lorena Bokesa, Laura Bou, Laura Bueno, Blanca Hervas, Herminia Parra, Eva Santidrián, Berta Segura.

4x400m medley: Julio Arenas, Carmen Avilés, Iñaki Cañal, David García, Blanca Hervas, Berta Segura.

You can consult the complete list of athletes who will participate in the Bahamas 2024 World Relay Championships here.

Where to watch the World Relay Championships live

The Bahamas 24 Relay World Cup can be followed live from Spain on Eurovision Sport.