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20 Olympians, 11 Rio medalists highlight 2017 Team USA roster for IAAF World Relays - USATFPublished by
20 Olympians, 11 Rio medalists highlight 2017 Team USA roster for IAAF World Relays4/12/2017
INDIANAPOLIS -- Twenty-one Olympians, including 12 medalists from the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio, will take to Thomas A. Robinson Stadium in Nassau, Bahamas for the 2017 IAAF World Relays, April 22-23.
More than 700 athletes from 42 nations will compete in Nassau on April 22-23, 2017. The inaugural World Relays in 2014 welcomed 576 athletes, while 669 athletes competed in Nassau in 2015.
The 2017 IAAF World Relays will consist of five events over four relay disciplines: the 4x100m, 4x200m, 4x400m and 4x800m for both men and women, and a mixed 4x400m which will cap the competition's second day.
The top eight finishers in the 4x100m and 4x400m for both men and women will earn automatic entry for the 2017 IAAF World Championships in London.
Returning from the 2014 and 2015 World Relays squads to fight for a third Golden Baton are Tianna Bartoletta, Natasha Hastings, Tony McQuay, LaShawn Merritt, Chanelle Price, Mike Rodgers, Shalonda Solomon, David Verburg and Isiah Young.
Fans can follow along with #USATF at the #IAAFWorldRelays on Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat and Facebook. The 2017 IAAF World Relays will air tape-delayed on Universal HD from 11:30 p.m.-1:00 a.m. ET on Saturday and Sunday, April 22 and 23.
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