Mumbai, May 4 -- The cream of world sprinters, including American star Noah Lyles, reigning Italian Olympic champion Marcell Jacobs and Dutchwoman Femke Bol, have assembled in the Bahamas for the World Relays this weekend.

So have the Indians. They, in fact, have been cooped up in the island nation famous for its luxurious tourism for a month. That puts in context the relevance of this edition of the World Relays, where not just medals but Paris Olympics spots too are on offer.

The latter is what the country's relay teams across the men's 4x400m, women's 4x400m and mixed 4x400m will be out to grab.

Especially the men's quartermilers on the back of their upbeat 2023 comprising the Asian record setting World Championships where they finish...