Noah Lyles anchors USA to win the 4x100m at the World Athletics Championships Budapest 23 (© Getty Images)
USA Track & Field has announced a team of 28 for the World Athletics Relays Bahamas 24 on 4-5 May.
Four women who helped USA to gold in the 4x100m at the World Championships in Budapest last year will lead the sprint relay quartet. Finalists Gabby Thomas and Tamari Davis will be joined by Tamara Clark and Melissa Jefferson, who ran in the heats in Budapest.
Triple world champion Noah Lyles anchored USA to the men's 4x100m title in Budapest and tops the men's team. Lyles, who won 100m and 200m titles before getting relay gold, will be joined by Olympic 200m silver medallist Kenny Bednarek and Courtney Lindsey.
Mixed 4x400m world champions Alexis Holmes, Matthew Boling and Ryan Willie are joined in the longer relay pool by Bryce Deadmon, Chris Bailey and Champion Allison.
Quanera Hayes has a gold and two silver medals from indoor and outdoor World Championships 4x400m competition, while Lynna Irby-Jackson and Kendall Ellis were top of the podium at the Tokyo Games after running in the heats.
USATF for World Athletics
USA team for Bahamas
Women
4x100m: Celera Barnes, Mikiah Brisco, Tamara Clark, Tamari Davis, Melissa Jefferson, Gabby Thomas
4x400m: Kendall Ellis, Quanera Hayes, Alexis Holmes, Paris Peoples, Na’Asha Robinson, Jessica Wright
Men
4x100m: Pjai Austin, Kenny Bednarek, Kyree King, Courtney Lindsey, Noah Lyles, Kendal Williams
4x400m: Champion Allison, Christopher Bailey, Bryce Deadmon, Jacory Patterson, Demarius Smith, Willington Wright
Mixed
4x400m: Matthew Boling, Lynna Irby-Jackson, Bailey Lear, Ryan Willie
