Die so attraktiven World Relays bekommen immer mehr an Bedeutung. Künftig werden gleich 14 von maximal 16 Staffelplätzen dort vergeben. Zudem werden die Finalläufe aufgewertet, indem diese künftig ausschlaggebend für die Bahn im Vorlauf bei den Olympischen Spielen sind:
Zitat:Olympic relays trials
With the changed schedule of future World Athletics Relays from odd to even years, starting in 2024, the Council decided that the next edition will serve as Olympic Trials for the relay events.
Fourteen of the 16 places in the relay fields for the Paris Olympic Games will be filled at the World Athletics Relays 2024, with the remaining two teams to be identified from the performance list during the qualification window.
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- 32 teams in each discipline
- 20 races on each day
Format
Day one (40 teams qualify for the Olympic Games): 20 heats across five events. Top two from each heat qualifies for the Olympic Games.
Day two (an additional 30 teams qualify for the Olympic Games): 15 repechage heats and five finals across five events. Top two from each repechage heat qualify for the Olympic Games. The finalists will compete for Olympic seeding as well as prize money.