Three sports announce dates and locations for qualifying event

British athletes will be taking to the Bahamas, Mexico, and Hungary in attempts to qualify for the Paris Olympics.

World Athletics have announced details for one of their qualifying events. The 2024 World Relays will take place in Nassau (BAH) from 4 to 5 May 2024.

The top fourteen teams in all track relay events (Men’s/Women’s 4x100m and Men’s/Women’s/Mixed 4x400m) will qualify for the Olympics. This will be one per NOC, taking up the bulk (14/16) of the teams. The remaining two will be earned for the ranking list.

The World Relays are the only direct qualifier in Athletics, with all other events being earned by qualification standards. The period is open, with some British athletes having qualified, however, the final list will not be confirmed until after the deadline, which is 30 June 2024 for most events, especially if GB have more than the maximum allowed three qualifiers, in which case the BOA/British Athletics will have to make a decision.

Beach Volleyball has confirmed that its first qualifier for both events (men’s and women’s) is the 2023 FIVB Beach Volleyball Senior World Championships in Tlaxcala (MEX), on 6-15 Oct 2023. A look on the website shows that the Bello brothers, Joaquin and Javier, have qualified for England on the men’s side. However, only the winner will qualify, a tough ask.

In Rowing, the European Continental qualifier, which will qualify three in Single Sculls and two in Lightweight Double Sculls (per gender for a total of ten spots) will be in Szeged (HUN) from 25-28 April 2024. Rowing qualifying begins next month with the World Championships in Belgrade.