World Athletics Relay 2024: Great Britain secures four Olympic relay places for Paris

The women’s 4x100m team of Asha Philip, Imani-Lara Lansiquot, Bianca Williams and Amy Hunt recorded their season’s best time of 42.33 seconds as they won the fourth heat.

They finished second overall on day one, behind the United States, who had won the first heat.

“That was incredible, it was my first time with those three girls,” Hunt said.

“They were so absolutely amazing in trusting me and guiding me and making sure I was on board with it.

“So to take that baton and cross the line with the biggest smile on my face was one of the most fun races I’ve ever done.

“We came here, we did our job, we executed, so we are super, super, happy.”

The men’s team of Zharnel Hughes, Nethaanel Mitchell-Blake, Richard Kilty and Eugene Amo-Dadzie came second behind France in their heat with a season’s best of 38.36 seconds.

Victoria Ohuruogu, Hannah Kelly, Nicole Yeargin and Lina Nielsen ran the women’s 4x400m in three minutes and 24.89 seconds and were beaten by Ireland.

The men’s 4x400m team of Matthew Hudson-Smith, Toby Harries, Lee Thompson and Lewis Davey, who ran a time of 3:02.10, finished their heat behind Italy.

The mixed team of Brodie Young, Ama Pipi, Charles Dobson and Laviai Nielsen finished third in their heat, behind winners Ireland and Belgium.

They still have a chance of a quota place in Paris if they can finish in the top two of their heat on day two.

One of the highlights of the first day was Italy, with Olympic 100m champion Marcell Jacobs, who was drawn in the same men’s 4x100m heat as the United States, with 100m world winner Noah Lyles.

Jacobs ran the second stage for his team, while Lyles anchored the American quartet as the US won the race in a world-leading time of 37.49, while Italy came second in 38.14.