The first major Athletics event the mixed 4x400m was competed in was the 2017 IAAF World Relays held in the Bahamas in April, where the hosts took GOLD ahead of Team USA, with Jamaica finishing in 3rd place. Many will recall how multiple Word Record (WR) holder Usain Bolt inspired the Bolt All Stars (BAS) team comprising of himself, Asafa Powell, Jenna Prandini and Jeneba Tarmoh to victory in the mixed 4x100m relay at the first leg of the Nitro Athletics.
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The mixed relays seem to have gained some ground in Athletics in 2017, with some of the world’s best athletes competing in several events ranging from the mixed 4x100m and mixed 2x300m, to the mixed 4x400m and mixed 2x100m at the 2017 Nitro Athletics series held in Melbourne in February. The 2020 Games will now feature a 4x400m mixed relay in Athletics, a 4x100m medley mixed relay in Swimming, a mixed relay in the Triathlon, and a mixed doubles in Table tennis. In what has been described as an innovative move by many, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has approved the inclusion of four mixed-gender events to the schedule of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.
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