 Relay runners handing off batons on track
 Passing the baton
 Runners exchanging baton in relay race, cropped
 Engraving depicting Charles Wheatstone's relay, which enabled the electric telegraph to be used over long distances. Charles Wheatstone (1802-1875) an English scientist and inventor. Dated 19th century
 Jeff Weinstein,NYAC competing in the Men's Club Distance Medley Relay at the 2013 Millrose Games.
 1960, historical picture of secondary schoolgirls taking part in relay race at a inter-school county sports day, Dorset, England, UK. The girl athletes are running up to their teammates to pass them the batons for the next leg of the race.
 Wednesday 23rd May 2012, Swindon, Wiltshire, UK. Crowd along Bath Road in Swindon waiting for the Olympic Torch Relay to arrive
 Day 56 of the torch relay around the UK…The torch passing through Fortuneswell, Portland in Dorset. Britain. 13/07/2012 PICTURE BY: DORSET MEDIA SERVICE
 On day 10 of the Olympic torch relay through the United Kingdom, Radio 1 DJ CHRIS MOYLES carries the iconic flaming torch out of Aberystwyth as it continues on its journey to Bangor in North Wales Aberystwyth Wales UK, May 28 2012
 Swimmers tread water during a relay swim race. Competitors swam one lap of the pool while wearing their combat uniform and carr
 Austin A35 at 750 MC 6 hour relay race Silverstone 1957 Artist: Unknown.
 Olympic torch relay team at Longwell Green, Bristol, UK. 22nd May 2012.
 Dorothy Turner aged 70 carrying the flame during the torch relay for the London 2012 Olympics through Abergavenny, Wales, UK on Friday 25 May 2012
 U.S. soldiers and veterans compete in the 200-meter freestyle relay swim during the Department of Defense Warrior Games at the University of Illinois July 8, 2017 in Chicago, Illinois. The DoD Warrior Games allow wounded, ill and injured soldiers and veterans to compete in Paralympic-style sports. (photo by Kathleen Gorby via Planetpix)
 Mail coach at relay station on the road from Paris to Calais, ca 1825. After H. Vernet.
 Women running a relay race, Italy 1930s
 Windsor, Berkshire, UK. 14th June, 2015. A man holds aloft a replica of the magna carta. A flotilla of boats headed by the Gloriana sails down the River Thames at Windsor. The relay commemorates the 800th anniversary of the signing of the Magna Carta at Runnymede by King John in 1215 Credit: Ed Brown/Alamy Live News
 Mar. 31, 2012 - USA Swimmers Win 4x100m Relay Race at the Olympics
 Doordarshan relay kendra at Fotula top ; Srinagar Leh road ; Ladakh ; Jammu and Kashmir ; India 9 April 2008
 Relay runners handing off baton on track
 Girls running relay race, St Georges School, Cape Town, South Africa
 Businessmen handing off briefcase in relay race
 Illustration showing the Pony Express, postal relay. American 1890.
 Island Express Track Club competing in the Youth Boys' 4x400m Relay at the 2012 NYC Grand Prix
 1960, historical picture, secondary schoolboys taking part in an inter-school county sports day, Dorset, England, UK. Here we see them competing in a team relay race on a grass track, as the runners pass the baton to their teammate for the next leg of the race.
 Wednesday 23rd May 2012, Swindon, Wiltshire, UK. Crowd along Bath Road in Swindon waiting for the Olympic Torch Relay to arrive
 Day 56 of the torch relay around the UK…The torch passing through Fortuneswell, Portland in Dorset. Britain. 13/07/2012 PICTURE BY: DORSET MEDIA SERVICE
 On day 10 of the Olympic torch relay through the United Kingdom, Radio 1 DJ CHRIS MOYLES carries the iconic flaming torch out of Aberystwyth as it continues on its journey to Bangor in North Wales Aberystwyth Wales UK, May 28 2012
 Radio Relay Station Former USAF microwave relay station ACE-High system at Lefkada, Greece, photo 8
 Austin A35 at 750 MC 6 hour relay race Silverstone 1957 Artist: Unknown.
 Olympic torch relay team at Longwell Green, Bristol, UK. 22nd May 2012.
 Dorothy Turner of Caldicot aged 70 carrying the flame during the torch relay for the London 2012 Olympics through Abergavenny, Wales, UK on Friday 25 May 2012
 Runners passing baton, cropped
 25/06/12, 07:20, Leeds, West Yorkshire, UK. Michael Healey, 71 from Leeds carries the flame from Leeds Town Hall on Day 38 of the Olympic Torch Relay.
 Kahmari Montgomery (USA) in Men's 4x 400m Relay during Athletics World Cup London 2018 at London Stadium on Sunday, 15 July 2018. LONDON, ENGLAND. Credit: Taka G Wu
 Windsor, Berkshire, UK. 14th June, 2015. A man holds aloft a replica of the magna carta. A flotilla of boats headed by the Gloriana sails down the River Thames at Windsor. The relay commemorates the 800th anniversary of the signing of the Magna Carta at Runnymede by King John in 1215 Credit: Ed Brown/Alamy Live News
 Feb. 24, 2012 - Relay switch board at the main control room of Radio Free Europe German etc. Broadcasting.
 Godmanchester, Cambridgeshire, UK. 27th June, 2015. Runners pass the river with the Causeway in the background in a 24 hour relay event to raise money for Macmillan Cancer Support. The event, organised by Joe Gilbert of the Godmanchester Running Club, has so far raised over £3000 specifically to support the Macmillan Woodland Centre at Hinchingbrooke Hospital.
 Relay runners handing off batons on track
 Brazilian basketball star Guilherme Giovannoni carries the Olympic torch at the Brasilia National Park as the Olympic flame relay kicks off May 3, 2016 in Brasilia, Brazil. The torch relay will begin a three month journey around Brazil before arriving for the Rio de Janeiro Olympics in August.
 Ironbridge, Telford, Shropshire, UK. Lyndon Flavell 37, from Wolverhampton, carries the Olympic Torch past the Iron Bridge on Wednesday 30 May, as part of the Olympic torch relay.
 Ypsilanti, Michigan - Relay race competition during the track and field events at the AAU Junior Olympic Games.
 Island Express Track Club competing in the Youth Boys' 4x400m Relay at the 2012 NYC Grand Prix
 1960, historical picture of secondary schoolgirls taking part in a relay race in a inter-school county sports day, Dorset, England, UK. One of the girls is shown carrying the relay baton in her left hand while running as fast as she can on the grass track.
 Wednesday, May 23rd 2012. Swindon, Wiltshire, England, UK. The Olympic Torch Relay coach passes through Bath Road in Swindon to waving crowds.
 Day 56 of the torch relay around the UK…The torch passing through Fortuneswell, Portland in Dorset. Britain. 13/07/2012 PICTURE BY: DORSET MEDIA SERVICE
 On day 10 of the Olympic torch relay through the United Kingdom, Radio 1 DJ CHRIS MOYLES carries the iconic flaming torch out of Aberystwyth as it continues on its journey to Bangor in North Wales Aberystwyth Wales UK, May 28 2012
 Radio Relay Station Former USAF microwave relay station ACE-High system at Lefkada, Greece, photo 7
 Austin A35 at 750 MC 6 hour relay race Silverstone 1957 Artist: Unknown.
 Olympic torch relay team at Longwell Green, Bristol, UK. 22nd May 2012.
 George Ryley age 17 from Monmouth carrying the flame during the Torch relay for the London 2012 Olympics through Abergavenny, Wales, UK on Friday 25 May 2012
 Olympic Torch Relay in Vancouver
 BMW Olympic Torch Relay Support Car
 Shannon Hylton (GBR) after Women's 4 x 100m Relay during Athletics World Cup London 2018 at London Stadium on Sunday, 15 July 2018. LONDON, ENGLAND. Credit: Taka G Wu
 MARGARET ADEOYE WOMAN'S 4X400M RELAY HAMPDEN PARK GLASGOW SCOTLAND 01 August 2014
 Apr. 16, 2012 - Holland IMS 400 meters relay final: Photo Shows F.E. Blankers Koen winning the last lap of 400 meters relay final, thus making Holland the winners. Also in pictures is H.H. Nissen of Denmark who came second, withe the USA third.
 Godmanchester, Cambridgeshire, UK. 27th June, 2015. Runners pass the iconic Chinese Bridge in a 24 hour relay event to raise money for Macmillan Cancer Support. The event, organised by Joe Gilbert of the Godmanchester Running Club, has so far raised over £3000 specifically to support the Macmillan Woodland Centre at Hinchingbrooke Hospital.
 People of Colchester on the rain waiting for the Olympic Torch bearer in Cowdray Crescent, near the castle, in Colchester, Essex, UK, on Friday 6th July 2012 in the early morning at 8:15. Day 49 of the Olympic Torch Relay (Ipswich to Chelmsford).
 Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff lights the Olympic flame as Brazilian volleyball player Fabiana Claudino looks on during the lighting ceremony at Planalto presidential palace May 3, 2016 in Brasilia, Brazil. The torch relay will begin a three month journey around Brazil before arriving for the Rio de Janeiro Olympics in August.
 Small boy sitting on a man's shoulders in the crowd holds a home made torch. The Olympic Torch Relay finished today in the Cathedral Close Exeter Devon UK Sunday 20 May 2012
 Ypsilanti, Michigan - Relay race competition during the track and field events at the AAU Junior Olympic Games.
 Baton pass in the final of the Men's 4X400 relay at the Olympic Summer Games, London 2012
 Electronic Relay
 Wednesday, May 23rd 2012. Swindon, Wiltshire, England, UK. Police patrol bike waits ahead of the Olympic Torch Relay as crowds line the streets in Old Town, Swindon
 Day 56 of the torch relay around the UK…Pulpit Rock at Portland Bill, Dorset this morning as the first torch was about to leave this iconic location of Pulpit Rock and Portland Bill lighthouse. 13/07/2012 PICTURE BY: DORSET MEDIA SERVICE
 On day 10 of the Olympic torch relay through the United Kingdom, Radio 1 DJ CHRIS MOYLES carries the iconic flaming torch out of Aberystwyth as it continues on its journey to Bangor in North Wales Aberystwyth Wales UK, May 28 2012
 Radio Relay Station Former USAF microwave relay station ACE-High system at Lefkada, Greece, photo 4
 Austin A35 at 750 MC 6 hour relay race Silverstone 1957 Artist: Unknown.
 Olympic torch relay team at Longwell Green, Bristol, UK. 22nd May 2012.
 Sean Lewis age 16 from Llanbradach carryng the flame during the torch relay for the London 2012 Olympics through Abergavenny, Wales, UK on Friday 25 May 2012
 Olympic Torch Relay in Vancouver
 Olympic torch relay at Bury Town Hall .
 Shannon Hylton (GBR) in Women's 4 x 100m Relay during Athletics World Cup London 2018 at London Stadium on Sunday, 15 July 2018. LONDON, ENGLAND. Credit: Taka G Wu
 CHRISTINE OHURUOGU WOMAN'S 4X400 RELAY HAMPDEN PARK GLASGOW SCOTLAND 01 August 2014
 Feb. 26, 2012 - Dutch team disqualified from 4x10 meters relay Owing to Swimmers error.: The onlookers - including Queen Juliana of the Netherlands - saw the Dutch team disqualified from 4x10 meters relay event this morning - owing to an error by the swimmer S. Posthumus. Photo shows S. Posthumus in tears after the incident this morning.
 Godmanchester, Cambridgeshire, UK. 27th June, 2015. Darren Hancocks runs by the river with the landmark building of the Causeway in the background, in a 24 hour relay event to raise money for Macmillan Cancer Support. The event, organised by Joe Gilbert of the Godmanchester Running Club, has so far raised over £3000 specifically to support the Macmillan Woodland Centre at Hinchingbrooke Hospital.
 2012 Olympic Torch relay car in Newmarket Suffolk Est Anglia UK
 Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff lights the Olympic flame as Brazilian volleyball player Fabiana Claudino looks on during the lighting ceremony at Planalto presidential palace May 3, 2016 in Brasilia, Brazil. The torch relay will begin a three month journey around Brazil before arriving for the Rio de Janeiro Olympics in August.
 us postal service blue mailbox dropbox and grey relay mail box on sidewalk Boston USA
 Detroit, Michigan USA - 26 January 2018 - A series of bicycle races celebrated the grand opening of the Lexus Velodrome, one of only three indoor veleromes in the United States. Teammates in yellow jerseys exchange places in a 'Madison' relay race. Credit: Jim West/Alamy Live News
 Executive Track Club competing in the Metro Men's' 4x400m Relay at the 2012 NYC Grand Prix
 electricity supply pole, contactor relay, cables and insulators
 Relay station La Barillette, Jura, Nyon, Canton of Vaud, Switzerland
 Day 56 of the torch relay around the UK…Pulpit Rock at Portland Bill, Dorset this morning as the first torch was about to leave this iconic location of Pulpit Rock and Portland Bill lighthouse. 13/07/2012 PICTURE BY: DORSET MEDIA SERVICE
 On day 10 of the Olympic torch relay through the United Kingdom, local school pupil CARWEN RICHARDS carries the iconic flaming torch and 'kicks the bar' on Aberystwyth promenade as the journey continues to Bangor in North Wales Aberystwyth Wales UK, May 28 2012
 Radio Relay Station Former USAF microwave relay station ACE-High system at Lefkada, Greece, photo 6
 Austin A35 at 750 MC 6 hour relay race Silverstone 1957 Artist: Unknown.
 Olympic torch relay team at Longwell Green, Bristol, UK. 22nd May 2012.
 Sean Lewis age 16 from Llanbradach carryng the flame during the torch relay for the London 2012 Olympics through Abergavenny, Wales, UK on Friday 25 May 2012
 Olympic Torch Relay in Vancouver
 Olympic torch relay at Bury Town Hall .
 Shannon Hylton (GBR) in Women's 4 x 100m Relay during Athletics World Cup London 2018 at London Stadium on Sunday, 15 July 2018. LONDON, ENGLAND. Credit: Taka G Wu
 USAIN BOLT MEN'S 4X100 RELAY HAMPDEN PARK GLASGOW SCOTLAND 02 August 2014
 Torch Relay stand for Sochi Winter Olympics 2014, with onion domes of St. Basil's Cathedral beyond, Red Square, Moscow, Russia
 USA men's 4X100 meter T42-44 class relay team celebrates what the team thought was a medal finish at the Paralympics.
 The 2012 Olympic Torch relay, High St, Newmarket Suffolk East Anglia UK
 Brazilian torch runner, Flavia Canta, a public servant carries the torch across a swimming pool at the Brasilia National Park as the Olympic flame relay kicks off May 3, 2016 in Brasilia, Brazil. The torch relay will begin a three month journey around Brazil before arriving for the Rio de Janeiro Olympics in August.
 Biathletes in action during the 4 x 7.5 km relay at the Biathlon World Cup at Chiemgau Arena in Ruhpolding, Germany, 10 January 2013. Photo: Tobias Hase
 Hampden Park Glasgow 2 August 2014. Commonwealth Games day 10 Athletics. Women's 4x400m relay final. 1st - Jamaica; 2nd - Nigeria; 3rd - England Credit: ALAN OLIVER/Alamy Live News
 Medgar Evers prep competing in the Youth Girls' 4x400m Relay at the 2012 NYC Grand Prix
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