Most of the Jamaican 4x100m team is also entered in the 4x200m on the following day, and their competition is again most likely to come from the USA.

The world best in this seldom-run event is a 1:18.68 by the Santa Monica Track Club at the 1994 Mt SAC Relays. Twenty years later, it s probably going to see its most serious challenge since 2003, which was the last time any team ran faster than 1:20.

The USA holds the world record of 40.82 in this event, set in London at the 2012 Olympics, but the clear favourites in Nassau will be world champions Jamaica.

Calling Jamaica the heavy favourites in the short relay is something of an understatement. The team in gold and green own the past three world titles, the past two Olympic titles, and the world record (36.84).

Usain, unfortunately he can t be here, but he sends his regards to everyone and he s expecting someone to step up and fill his spot.” Those were the words of Yohan Blake, the 2011 world 100m champion, at today s press conference.

This afternoon The Rt. Hon. Perry Gladstone Christie, Prime Minister and Minister of Finance of The Bahamas greeted IAAF President Lamine Diack.

IAAF President Lamine Diack today called the inaugural IAAF World Relays, due to kick off tomorrow (Saturday) at Thomas Robinson Stadium in Nassau, The Bahamas, the latest example of athletics continuing evolution.”

World high jump champion Bohdan Bondarenko will take on Olympic champion Ivan Ukhov at the Mohammed VI d'Athletisme IAAF World Challenge meeting on 8 June in what will be their third clash of 2014.

Hypo-Meeting s heptathlon field has been boosted by a handful of up-and-coming talents who will be looking to continue their rise to the top at the IAAF Combined Events Challenge meeting in Gotzis, which gets under way on 31 May.

When you think of the javelin, you automatically think of Oslo and the ExxonMobil Bislett Games. The IAAF Diamond League meeting in Norway s capital has a rich tradition in the event and the assembled field for 11 June will only add to that.