DES MOINES, IOWA — Reigning World Champions Kori Carter, Sam Kendricks, Brittney Reese, Katerina Stefanidi and Christian Taylor headline a list of 61 Drake Relays alumni set to compete in the 17th IAAF World Championships that start this Friday, running through Oct. 6 in Doha, Qatar.
Looking at the athletes who competed at the 2019 Drake Relays and will vie for a World Championship is further evidence that Blake Boldon, the Franklin P. Johnson Director of the Drake Relays, has built America's Athletic Classic into one of the premier events for the world's greatest track and field athletes and its fans.