$1.4 million in prize money up for grabs in Nassau IAAF World Relays

A total prize purse of USD $1.4million will be paid by the IAAF for the men's and women's races at the inaugural IAAF World Relays in Nassau, The Bahamas, on 24-25 May.

Team prize money for each race (all amounts are in US$)

1st – 50,000

2nd – 30,000

3rd – 20,000

4th – 12,000

5th – 10,000

6th – 8000

7th – 6000

8th – 4000

World record bonus

Any team who breaks a world record in Nassau will be awarded a USD $50,000 bonus by the IAAF.

The current ratified world records are:

Men

4x100m: Jamaica 36.84, 11 August 2012, London

4x200m: United States 1:18.68, 17 April 1994, Walnut

4x400m: United States 2:54.29, 22 August 1993, Stuttgart

4x800m: Kenya 7:02.43, 25 August 2006, Brussels

4x1500m: Kenya 14:36.23, 4 September 2009, Brussels

Women

4x100m: United States 40.82, 10 August 2012, London

4x200m: United States 1:27.46, 29 April 2000, Philadelphia

4x400m: USSR 3:15.17, 1 October 1988, Seoul

4x800m: USSR 7:50.17, 5 August 1984, Moscow

4x1500m: Kenya 17:05.72*, 26 April 2014, Nairobi

NOTE: The payment of all prize money is dependent upon athletes undergoing and clearing the usual anti-doping procedures.

Timetable

Saturday 24 May (times are local; GMT -4 hours):

17:30 Men’s 4x200m heats

17:49 Women’s 4x100m heats

18:14 Men’s 4x800m final

18:38 Women’s 4x400m heats

19:12 Men’s 4x400m heats

19:43 Women’s 4x1500m final

20:15 Men’s 4x200m final

20:33 Women’s 4x100m final B

20:42 Women’s 4x100m final

Sunday 25 May

17:30 Women’s 4x200m heats

17:49 Men’s 4x100m heats

18:14 Women’s 4x400m final B

18:26 Women’s 4x400m final

18:46 Men’s 4x1500m final

19:17 Women’s 4x800m final

19:41 Men’s 4x400m final B

19:52 Men’s 4x400m final

20:11 Women’s 4x200m final

20:28 Men’s 4x100m final B

20:37 Men’s 4x100m final

*subject to the usual ratification procedures

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