Race to Paris: Tracking Team Qualification for the 2024 Olympic Games in Athletics
Paris 2024 Olympic Games has confirmed the first eight teams to qualify for each of the five disciplines contested at the World Athletics Relays Bahamas 24. The qualification process took place in Nassau, with fourteen teams in the women’s and men’s 4x100m, 4x400m, and mixed 4x400m races automatically qualifying for places at the Paris Olympics.
On Saturday, the top two teams in each of the four heats per event secured spots for their respective World Relays finals on Sunday while also booking their places for Paris. The mixed 4x400m heats started the session in record-breaking fashion, with eight teams finishing inside the previous championship record in the first round alone.
France, Great Britain & Northern Ireland, and the USA each qualified four teams for Paris, while Canada, Italy, and Poland each qualified three teams. Teams will compete for prize money and Olympic lane seeding positions in Sunday’s finals. All other teams will race in the additional round, where the top two teams in each of the three heats will also qualify for the Paris 2024 Olympics.
The remaining two places for Paris in each discipline will be awarded based on top lists during the qualification period from December 31, 2022 to June 30, 2024. Following this process
