Olympic medalists Kenny Bednarek and Teetee Terry run the United States list for world athletics relays from May 10 to 11 in Guangzhou, China.
Bednarek, a double Olympic silver medalist 200m, is joined in the men's team by Erriyon Knighton, fourth at the 200m at the last two Olympic Games, and the Olympic veterans of the Kyree King and Courtney Lindsey (4x100m) and Elija Godwin (4x400m), among others.
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Terry, 26, was one of the Golden 4x100m Women's teams at the Paris Olympic Games and the World Championships in 2022 and 2023.
Veterans colleagues from the Olympic Relay Kendall Ellis, Lynna Irby-Jackson and Courtney Okolo (all 4x400m runners) are also on the list of women.
The full list of the United States is there.
Global relays include six events – male, female and mixed 4x100m and 4x400m races.
The nations will qualify for the relays at the September world championships in Tokyo via the world relays (except in the mixed 4x100m, which is not on the world championship program, but will make its Olympic debut in 2028).
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