2017 IAAF World Relays
The 2017 IAAF World Relays is the third edition of the biennial, global track and field relay competition between nations. It was held April 22–23, 2017, in Nassau, Bahamas.[1]
|  | |
| Host city | Nassau, Bahamas | 
|---|---|
| Events | 9 | 
| Dates | 22–23 April 2017 | 
| Main venue | Thomas Robinson Stadium | 
The distance medley relay, an innovation at the 2015 World Relays, was dropped from this year's schedule. A mixed-gendered 4 × 400 m relay race was introduced.
Schedule
    
| 
 | 
 
 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Results
    
    Men
    
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 × 100 metres relay |  United States LeShon Collins Mike Rodgers Ronnie Baker Justin Gatlin | 38.43 |  Barbados Mario Burke Ramon Gittens Nicholas Deshong Burkheart Ellis | 39.18 |  China Tang Xingqiang Xie Zhenye Su Bingtian Liang Jinsheng | 39.22 | 
| 4 × 200 metres relay | .svg.png.webp) Canada Gavin Smellie Brendon Rodney Andre De Grasse Aaron Brown | 1:19.42 |  United States Noah Lyles Jarrion Lawson Isiah Young Ameer Webb | 1:19.88 |  Jamaica Nickel Ashmeade Oshane Bailey Rasheed Dwyer Yohan Blake | 1:21.09 | 
| 4 × 400 metres relay |  United States David Verburg Tony McQuay Kyle Clemons LaShawn Merritt | 3:02.13 |  Botswana Isaac Makwala Baboloki Thebe Onkabetse Nkobolo Karabo Sibanda | 3:02.28 |  Jamaica Peter Matthews Demish Gaye Martin Manley Steven Gayle | 3:02.86 | 
| 4 × 800 metres relay |  United States Brannon Kidder Erik Sowinski Casimir Loxsom Clayton Murphy | 7:13.16 |  Kenya Alfred Kipketer Kipyegon Bett Timothy Kitum Ferguson Cheruiyot Rotich | 7:13.70 |  Poland Artur Kuciapski Mateusz Borkowski Adam Kszczot Marcin Lewandowski | 7:18.74 | 
Women
    
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 × 100 metres relay |  Germany Alexandra Burghardt Lisa Mayer Tatjana Pinto Rebekka Haase | 42.84 |  Jamaica Simone Facey Natasha Morrison Gayon Evans Sashalee Forbes | 42.95 |  China Liang Xiaojing Wei Yongli Tao Yujia Yuan Qiqi | 43.11 | 
| 4 × 200 metres relay |  Jamaica Jura Levy Shericka Jackson Sashalee Forbes Elaine Thompson | 1:29.04 CR, NR |  Germany Lara Matheis Tatjana Pinto Rebekka Haase Gina Lückenkemper | 1:30.68 |  United States Dezerea Bryant Tiffany Townsend Felicia Brown Shalonda Solomon | 1:30.87 | 
| 4 × 400 metres relay |  United States Phyllis Francis Ashley Spencer Quanera Hayes Natasha Hastings | 3:24.36 |  Poland Małgorzata Hołub Iga Baumgart Adrianna Janowicz Justyna Święty | 3:28.28 |  Jamaica Janieve Russell Anneisha McLaughlin-Whilby Verone Chambers Stephenie Ann McPherson | 3:28.49 | 
| 4 × 800 metres relay |  United States Chanelle Price Chrishuna Williams Laura Roesler Charlene Lipsey | 8:16.36 |  Belarus Darya Barysevich Ilona Vusovich Viktoria Kushnir Maryna Arzamasova | 8:20.07 | .svg.png.webp) Australia Lora Storey Abbey de la Motte Zoe Buckman Heidi See | 8:21.08 | 
Mixed
    
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 × 400 m relay |  Bahamas Steven Gardiner Shaunae Miller Anthonique Strachan Michael Mathieu | 3:14.42 |  United States Michael Berry Jaide Stepter Paul Dedewo Claudia Francis | 3:17.29 |  Jamaica Javere Bell Ristananna Tracey Natoya Goule Jamari Rose | 3:20.26 | 
Medal table
    
* Host nation (Bahamas)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States (USA) | 5 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 
| 2 |  Jamaica (JAM) | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 
| 3 |  Germany (GER) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 
| 4 |  Bahamas (BAH)* | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 
| .svg.png.webp) Canada (CAN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 6 |  Poland (POL) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 
| 7 |  Barbados (BAR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 
|  Belarus (BLR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
|  Botswana (BOT) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
|  Kenya (KEN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 11 |  China (CHN) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 
| 12 | .svg.png.webp) Australia (AUS) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 
| Totals (12 entries) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 27 | |
Team standings
    
Teams scored for every place in the top 8 with 8 points awarded for the first place, 7 for second, etc. The overall points winner was given the Golden Baton.[2]
  The host country is highlighted in lavender blue
| Rank | Nation | Points | 
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States | 60 | 
| 2 |  Jamaica | 39 | 
| 3 | .svg.png.webp) Australia | 24 | 
| 4 |  Poland | 23 | 
| 5 |  Trinidad and Tobago | 17 | 
| 6 |  Kenya | 16 | 
| 7 |  China | 16 | 
| 8 |  Germany | 15 | 
| 9 |  Bahamas | 15 | 
| 10 |  France | 13 | 
Participating nations
    
509 athletes from 35 nations are set to take part in the competition.[3]
 Antigua and Barbuda Antigua and Barbuda
.svg.png.webp) ART ART
.svg.png.webp) Australia Australia
 Bahamas (host) Bahamas (host)
 Barbados Barbados
 Belarus Belarus
.svg.png.webp) Belgium Belgium
 Botswana Botswana
 Brazil Brazil
 British Virgin Islands British Virgin Islands
.svg.png.webp) Canada Canada
 China China
 Colombia Colombia
 Cuba Cuba
 Czech Republic Czech Republic
 Dominican Republic Dominican Republic
 Ecuador Ecuador
 France France
 Germany Germany
 Great Britain Great Britain
 India India
 Italy Italy
 Jamaica Jamaica
 Japan Japan
 Kenya Kenya
 Mexico Mexico
 Netherlands Netherlands
 Nigeria Nigeria
 Poland Poland
 Qatar Qatar
 Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Kitts and Nevis
 Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago
 Turks and Caicos Islands Turks and Caicos Islands
 United States United States
 Venezuela Venezuela
References
    
- "IAAF World Relays". www.iaaf.org. Archived from the original on 2013-10-25.
- Official team standings. IAAF. Retrieved on 2017-04-29.
- Athletes by country and event. Retrieved on 2017-04-22.
External links
    
    
    This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.
.jpg.webp)