The Athletics Association of Guyana (AAG) has announced its team for the World Relays in the Bahamas from May 4-5.
Guyana will make its first appearance at the Olympic qualifying event since the competition commenced in 2014.

Team Guyana comprises Kenisha Phillips, Tianna Springer, Aliyah Abrams, Daniel Williams, Malachi Austin and Arinze Chance.
Abrams, an Olympian, is also the national 400m record holder, while Chance is the national indoor record holder.

Springer and Austin would have recently won gold in the U-20 400m at the CARIFTA Games in Grenada.
Last August, the quartet of Austin, Narissa McPherson, Javon Roberts, and Springer shattered the Commonwealth Youth Games record in the 4×400m Mixed Relay, which earned Guyana its spot at World Relays.

The previous record (3:25.08s), set in The Bahamas in 2017, was replaced with a time of 3:22.07s.
At the CARIFTA Games in March, Guyana set a new record as the baton moved from Austin to McPherson, Dh Neilson Gill, and Springer at anchor, resulting in a blistering time of 3:23.51 seconds.

That time is currently the 18th fastest in the world for 2024. Nigeria’s 3:13.26 seconds is the fastest.