Fast-Paced Sprints: Bahamas Hosts World Athletics Relays for Olympic Qualification on May 4-5

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On May 4-5, the Bahamas will host the World Athletics Relays, where several Liberty athletes, including Omari Lewis and Reese Webster, along with former Flames All-American Alejandro Perlaza Zapata, will be competing for Olympic qualifying spots. Lewis will participate in the Trinidad and Tobago men’s 4 x 100 relay, Webster will be part of the women’s 4 x 100 team, and Perlaza Zapata will compete in the Colombia mixed 4 x 400 relay.

The competition will take place over two days, with the top two teams in each heat on day one advancing to the finals on day two. The teams that qualify for Paris 2024 Olympic Games will also compete for prize money and Olympic lane seeding positions. Other teams will have a chance to qualify for Paris 2024 through an additional round on day two.

On May 4th, Peacock will televise the mixed 4 x 400 heats followed by the women’s and men’s 4 x

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