Team Ireland is aiming to qualify both the Mixed 4x400m and Women’s 4x400m relay teams for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games this weekend at the World Athletics relays Championships in Nassau in the Bahamas.
The top fourteen teams in each competition will advance to Paris.
On Day One of the competition eight teams in each event will seal their spot at the Games with the top two in each heat qualifying and advancing to the final on Day Two.
The remaining 24 teams will go into the repechage on Day Two where again the top two teams in each of the three heats secure an Olympic berth.
Finishing positions in the finals will help to determine lane draws at the Olympics.
Ireland go into these championships having had plenty of success in both relays in recent years, most recently making the final of the Women’s 4x400m at the World Indoor Championships in Glasgow in March, where they finished fifth.
Rhasidat Adeleke opted to miss those championships, but she returns to the fold this time round for both the Mixed and Women’s events.
Sharlene Mawdsley has been an integral part of Ireland’s relay success in recent times and will also be part of both squads.
Mawdsley anchored the Mixed and Women’s teams in their respective finals at the World Athletics Championships in Budapest last year.
400m Hurdles specialist Thomas Barr boasted the fastest 400m indoor time by an Irish man this year and competes at these championships for the third time in the Mixed Relay.
He is joined by Cillin Greene, Jack Raftery and Christopher O’Donnell who will all be vying for spots in the starting team.
The very experienced trio of Phil Healy, Sophie Becker and Roisin Harrison, who were all part of the team in Glasgow, could also feature for both squads.
Lauren Cadden and Rachel McCann round out the wider squad having sampled a global championships environment in Glasgow.
All of the action will be shown live across the two days of competition on Eurovision Sport.
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