USATF informed about the selection criteria for the 2014 IAAF World Relay Championships. USA plans to compete in all events in Nassau in May. For the 4x100m and 4x400m relays, a pool of athletes will be developed from among those athletes who were members of the 2012 Olympic Games relay pools, the 2013 IAAF World Championships relay pools and the top two place finishers in the 60m and 400m events at the 2014 U.S. Indoor Championships.
For the 4x200m relay, a pool of athletes will be developed from among those athletes who were members of the U.S. Team in the 200m at the 2013 World Championships and/or 2012 Olympic Games and those who are top-ranked performers from the 2014.
For the 4×800 and 4×1500 a pool of athletes will be developed from among those athletes who were members of the 2012 Olympic Games and the 2013 World Championships teams in the 800 meters and 1500 meter events and the top two place finishers in the 800m and 1500m events at the 2014 U.S. Indoor Championships.
Athletes and their agents will be notified of the athlete’s selection for each relay pool in mid-March, 2014. Selected athletes will be required to accept or decline their position in the relay pool no later than Friday, March 28, 2014.
Final selection of the athletes to be members of each relay pool for the World Relay Championships will be occur no later than Wednesday, April 30.