The Tribune

TEAM Bahamas continues to prepare for the fourth IAAF World Relays in Tokyo, Japan.

The team got together for early sessions of stretching and will do baton exchanges today in preparation for this weekend’s competition.

The Bahamas will be featured in the men’s 4 x 400m relay with the combination of Steven Gardiner, Alonzo Russell, Ojay Ferguson, Andre Colebrook, Teray Smith and Stephen Newbold this weekend.

Additionally, the Bahamas will compete in the men’s 4 x 200m with the squad comprising of Shavez Hart, Anthony Adderley, Cliff Resias, Rico Moultrie, Newbold and Smith.

The Bahamas gave birth to the World Relays, having staged the first three editions at the Thomas A Robinson National Stadium in 2014, 2015 and 2017. The island nation had also won the bid to host the World Relays in 2021 but, last year, the Bahamas Government pulled the plug on this year’s World Relays, indicating that it was not financially feasible to the millions of dollars estimated to stage the event.

More than 700 athletes from over 40 countries are making the trek to Japan with 21 countries confirmed to participate in the mixed gender 4 x 400m relay that will crown a new champion in the absence of Team Bahamas.