a few minutes later Noah Lyles To the excitement of the Bahamian crowd in Nassau, the reigning 100m and 200m world champion in track and field led the United States to the world lead in the men's 4x100m relay.
It was just one of a series of races on the first day. World Athletics Relay Bahamas 24On Saturday (May 4th), spots in Paris will be on the line for the men's and women's 4×100 and 4×400 relays, as well as the 4×400 mixed relay.
Team USA scored 37.49; courtney lindsay, kenny bednarek and kylie king (photo above) Joined Lyles in Heat 1 and won against an Italian team that included the Olympic 100m champions Marcel Jacobsthe Italian comes in at 38.14.
On relay night, fists full of Paris spots were handed out, with the top two teams from each team winning those spots. You can see the full results of Day 1's action here. All finals will take place on Sunday (May 5th).
world champion Femke Bol She represented her native Netherlands in the 4×400 mixed event, helping the Dutch team earn the first of five competitions on the night.
Including American women. gabby thomaswon his heat in the 4×100 with the fastest time of the night at 42.21 points.
The U.S. male athlete was disqualified from the 4×400 event for illegally moving within the handoff zone after being placed in position by officials.
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