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Canada and Australia Shine as USA and Jamaica Struggle at 2025 World Athletics Relays

Canada won the first-ever mixed 4x100m gold, Australia set records in the mixed 4x400m, while USA and Jamaica failed to meet expectations in key events.

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 secured the inaugural mixed 4x100m relay gold with a season-best time of 40.30 seconds, beating Jamaica and Britain.
  • Australia's mixed 4x400m team earned silver and set a new Oceanian record of 3:12.20, qualifying for the World Championships in Tokyo.
  • Team USA failed to qualify for the mixed 4x100m final after a botched baton exchange but successfully defended their mixed 4x400m title with a championship-record time of 3:09.54.
  • Jamaica's men's 4x100m team did not qualify for Tokyo after Julian Forte's injury caused a baton exchange failure, resulting in a DNF in the repechage round.
  • India's men's and mixed 4x400m teams failed to secure World Championships qualification, finishing outside the top qualifying spots in their heats.