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Host city
  
Nassau, Bahamas

Athletes participating
  
576

Dates
  
24–25 May 2014

Nations participating
  
43

Events
  
10

2014 IAAF World Relays

The 2014 IAAF World Relays were held in May 2014 in Nassau, Bahamas. The event was the first edition of the IAAF World Relays. There were five events for each gender. In men's and women's 4 x 100 metres and 4 x 400 metres, the event served as a qualification event for the 2015 World Championships in Athletics.

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Team standings

Teams scored for every place in the top 8 with 8 points awarded for the first place, 7 for second, etc. The United States team won the overall classification and was awarded the Golden Baton. No individual medals were awarded although presentations of the first three teams in each event did take place.

Qualification for 2015 World Championships

The top eight-finishers in 4x100 and 4x400 events would qualify for the 2015 World Championships in Beijing. If a team was disqualified, the top team in the B-final would qualify.

The following countries qualified teams for all four relays in 2015. :

  •  Jamaica
  •  Great Britain
  •  Brazil
  • All qualifiers :

    Participating nations

    43 nations took part in the competition.

    References

    2014 IAAF World Relays Wikipedia


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