The 2025 World Athletics Relays () was held at the Guangdong Olympic Stadium in Guangzhou, China, on 10 and 11 May 2025. It was the 7th edition of the World Athletics Relays and the first time the event was held in China.
The 2025 edition was the first edition to feature a mixed 4 × 100 metres relay.
Overview Initially, Guangzhou was awarded to host the 2023 World Athletics Relays, which would be held on 13 and 14 May 2023. On 31 October 2022, it was announced that the championships would be postponed to 2025 because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The event served as a qualifying event for the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan, with the top 14 teams in each event (except the mixed 4 × 100 metres) securing qualification to the World Championships.
Schedule All times are local (UTC+8).
Day 1: 10 May 2025 Event Round19:01 Mixed 4 × 100 m Heats19:22 Mixed 4 × 400 m World Ch. Qualifying Round 120:03 Women's 4 × 100 m World Ch. Qualifying Round 120:25 Men's 4 × 100 m World Ch. Qualifying Round 120:53 Women's 4 × 400 m World Ch. Qualifying Round 121:23 Men's 4 × 400 m World Ch. Qualifying Round 1
Day 2: 11 May 2025 Event Round19:05 Mixed 4 × 100 m Final19:13 Mixed 4 × 400 m World Ch. Qualifying Round 219:34 Women's 4 × 400 m World Ch. Qualifying Round 219:56 Men's 4 × 400 m World Ch. Qualifying Round 220:16 Women's 4 × 100 m World Ch. Qualifying Round 220:32 Men's 4 × 100 m World Ch. Qualifying Round 221:03 Mixed 4 × 400 m Final21:16 Women's 4 × 100 m Final21:26 Men's 4 × 100 m Final21:36 Women's 4 × 400 m Final21:49 Men's 4 × 400 m Final
Medal table
Medalists Men's Bayanda WalazaSinesipho DambileBradley NkoanaAkani Simbine 37.61 Courtney LindseyKenneth BednarekKyree KingBrandon Hicklin 37.66 Aaron BrownJerome BlakeBrendon RodneyAndre de Grasse 38.11Men's Gardeo IsaacsUdeme OkonLeendert KoekemoerZakithi NeneLythe Pillay* 2:57.50 Jonathan Sacoor Robin Vanderbemden Daniel Segers Alexander Doom2:58.19 Lee Eppie Justice OratileKabo RankgweLeungo Scotch2:58.27 Women's Nia Wedderburn-GoodisonAmy HuntBianca WilliamsSuccess Eduan42.21 Esperança CladeraJaël BestuéPaula SevillaMaría Isabel Pérez42.28 Natasha MorrisonShelly-Ann Fraser-PryceTina ClaytonShericka Jackson42.33 Women's Paula SevillaEva SantidriánDaniela FraBlanca Hervás3:24.13 Paris PeoplesKarimah DavisMaya SingletaryBailey Lear 3:24.72 Shirley NekhubuiMiranda Charlene CoetzeePrecious MolepoZenéy van der Walt3:24.84 Mixed 4 × 100 metres relaydetails Sade McCreath Marie-Éloïse Leclair Duan Asemota Eliezer AdjibiGabrielle Cole*Jacqueline Madogo*40.30 Serena ColeKrystal Sloley Javari Thomas Bryan Levell40.44 Asha PhilipKissiwaa MensahJeriel QuainooJoe Ferguson40.88 Mixed 4 × 400 metres relaydetails Chris Robinson Courtney OkoloJohnnie BlockburgerLynna Irby-Jackson 3:09.54 CR Luke van Ratingen Ellie Beer Terrell Thorne Carla Bull3:12.20 David Sanayek KapiranteMercy Chebet Brian Onyari TinegaMercy Adongo Oketch3:13.10
Qualification system On 10 November 2024, World Athletics announced the qualification system for the championships. The top 16 teams in each event at the 2024 Summer Olympic Games qualify for entry to the championships. The host country China will enter with one team in each event, regardless of any entry conditions. The remaining teams (up to 32 in total per event) will be determined through the top lists in the qualification period (1 January 2024 to 13 April 2025).
Participating nations 734 athletes from 43 federations are entered to the championships.
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