12th IAAF World Championships in Athletics Berlin, GER List of Qualifying Relay Competitions in 2008

IAAF AND AREA LEVEL COMPETITIONS Results achieved in Relay events staged at any of the following Competitions are valid towards the Qualification

IAAF Series Area, Regional or Group Games Regional or Group Championships in Athletics Matches between teams from different Areas representing Members or Areas or combinations thereof Area Championships and other intra-Area competitions organised by an Area Association Regional or Group Championships in Athletics Meetings of the IAAF World Athletics Tour *(see below) Area Permit Meetings *(see below)

NATIONAL PERMIT MEETINGS Only results achieved at the following National Permit Meetings are valid towards the Qualification

Name of competition Venue Country Date Events announced Gibson Relays Kingston JAM 23-Feb Men: 4x100m, 4x400m - Women: 4x100m, 4x400m Penn Relays Philadelphia, PA USA 24-Apr - 26-Apr Men: 4x100m, 4x400m - Women: 4x100m, 4x400m Good Luck Beijing China Open Beijing CHN 22-May - 25-May Men: 4x100m, 4x400m - Women: 4x100m, 4x400m AthletiCA Genève Geneva SUI 31-May Men: 4x100m, Women: 4x100m National Permit Meeting Neerpert BEL 31-May Men: 4x400m National Permit Meeting Namur BEL 14-Jun Men: 4x400m Praga Academica 2008 Prague CZE 09-Jul Men: 4x100m

* IAAF and Area Permit Meetings that have confirmed the staging of qualifying relay events (will be updated every 2 months)

Name of competition Venue Country Date Events announced Category Canberra Track Classic Canberra AUS 27-Jan Men: 4x100m, 4x400m - Women: 4x100m, 4x400m APM-Q Permit Meet Waitakere NZL 19-Feb Contact Organiser APM-Q Osaka Grand Prix Osaka JPN 10-May Men: 4x100m, 4x400m - Women: 4x100m, 4x400m WAT Brazilian Athletics Tour Uberlandia BRA 11-May Men: 4x100m - Women: 4x100m APM-Q Brazilian Athletics Tour Fortaleza BRA 14-May Men: 4x100m - Women: 4x100m APM-Q Memorial Primo Nebiolo Torino ITA 06-Jun Men: 4x100m - Women: 4x100m, 4x400m APM-Q Kaunas 2008 Kaunas LTU 08-Jun Men: 4x100m - Women: 4x100m APM-Q 54th Janusz Kusocinski Memorial Warsaw POL 15-Jun Men: 4x100m - Women: 4x100m APM-Q Znamensky Memorial Zhukovsky RUS 15-Jun Men: 4x100m APM-Q Josef Odlozil Memorial Prague CZE 16-Jun Men: 4x100m APM-Q Asian Grand Prix - 1st leg Bangkok THA 23-Jun Women: 4x400m APM-Q Asian Grand Prix - 2nd leg Korat THA 26-Jun Men: 4x100m, 4x400m - Women: 4x400m APM-Q GP Diputacion de Salamanca Salamanca ESP 02-Jul Men: 4x100m, 4x400m - Women: 4x100m APM - Cancelled Meeting de Madrid 2008 Madrid ESP 05-Jul Men: 4x100m - Women: 4x100m WAT Olympic Meeting Thessaloniki Thessaloniki GRE 09-Jul Men: 4x100m APM-Q 24th Vardinoyiannia Rethymno GRE 14-Jul Women: 4x100m APM-Q Spitzenleichtathletik Lucerne Luzern SUI 16-Jul Men: 4x100m APM-Q DN Galan Stockholm SWE 22-Jul Men: 4x100m - Women: 4x100m WAT Grand Prix London GBR 25-Jul / 26-Jul Men: 4x100m - Women: 4x100m WAT Monaco MON 29-Jul Men: 4x100m - Women: 4x100m WAT

Note: a minimum of three International Teams must take part in the race for the event to qualify

Updated 6th July 2008