Justin Gatlin and Noah Lyles headline the U.S. roster for the IAAF World Relays, airing live on Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA and streaming for NBC Sports Gold subscribers this weekend.
Saturday 5:30-9 a.m. ET, LIVE on Olympic Channel and NBC Sports Gold 3:30-6 p.m. on NBCSN
Sunday 5-8 a.m. ET, LIVE on NBC Sports Gold 7:30-10 a.m. on Olympic Channel 4-5 p.m. on NBCSN
It’s the fourth edition of the meet that was held in the Bahamas in 2014, 2015 and 2017.
Competition includes men’s and women’s 4x100m, 4x200m and 4x400m and mixed-gender 4x400m (making its Olympic debut in 2020), shuttle hurdle relay and 2x2x400m.
The U.S. topped the medal standings at every World Relays, most memorably beating a Usain Bolt-anchored Jamaican 4x100m in 2015. The full U.S. roster is here.
The always formidable Jamaican sprint contingent includes Olympic champions Elaine Thompson, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce and Yohan Blake.
Here’s the event schedule (all times Eastern a.m.):
Saturday 5:38 -- Mixed Shuttle Hurdles Heats 6 -- Women’s 4x400m Heats 6:35 -- Men’s 4x400m Heats 7:13 -- Women’s 4x100m Heats 7:40 -- Mixed 2x2x400m FINAL 8 -- Men’s 4x100m Heats 8:23 -- Mixed 4x400m Heats 8:55 -- Mixed Shuttle Hurdles FINAL
Sunday 5:10 -- Women’s 4x200m Heats 5:31 -- Men’s 4x200m Heats 5:52 -- Women’s 4x400m B Final 6:05 -- Men’s 4x400m B Final 6:21 -- Women’s 4x400m FINAL 6:37 -- Men’s 4x400m FINAL 6:53 -- Mixed 4x400m FINAL 7:09 -- Women’s 4x200m FINAL 7:23 -- Men’s 4x200m FINAL 7:37 -- Women’s 4x100m FINAL 7:52 -- Men’s 4x100m FINAL
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