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Canada and Australia Shine as USA and Jamaica Stumble at World Relays

The 2025 World Athletics Relays concluded with Canada winning the inaugural mixed 4x100m gold, Australia setting a regional record in mixed 4x400m, and traditional favorites USA and Jamaica facing significant setbacks.

Athletics - World Athletics Relays 2025 - Guangdong Olympic Stadium, Guangzhou, China - May 11, 2025 Canada's Sade McCreath, Marie-Eloise Leclair, Duan Asemota and Eliezer Adjibi celebrate after winning the mixed 4x100 metres relay final REUTERS/Tingshu Wang
Athletics - World Athletics Relays 2025 - Guangdong Olympic Stadium, Guangzhou, China - May 11, 2025 Canada's Eliezer Adjibi celebrates after winning the mixed 4x100 metres relay final REUTERS/Tingshu Wang
Athletics - World Athletics Relays 2025 - Guangdong Olympic Stadium, Guangzhou, China - May 11, 2025 Canada's Eliezer Adjibi celebrates after winning the mixed 4x100 metres relay final REUTERS/Tingshu Wang
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Overview

  • Canada claimed gold in the debut mixed 4x100m relay, clocking a season-best 40.30 seconds, outpacing Jamaica and Britain in the final.
  • Australia secured silver in the mixed 4x400m relay with a new Oceanian record of 3:12.20, marking one of their best-ever performances at the event.
  • The United States failed to qualify for the mixed 4x100m final after a baton fumble in the heats, continuing a pattern of relay struggles in recent years.
  • Jamaica's men's 4x100m relay team was eliminated after a baton mishap and Julian Forte's hamstring injury, jeopardizing their automatic qualification for the World Championships.
  • India's men's and mixed 4x400m relay teams fell short of automatic qualification but remain eligible for final slots via world-ranking lists.