The women's 4 × 100 metres relay at the 2025 World Athletics Relays was held at the Tianhe Stadium in Guangzhou, China on 10 and 11 May.
The event served as a qualifying event for the 2025 World Athletics Championships, with the top 14 teams securing qualification to the World Championships.
Records Prior to the competition, the records were as follows: RecordTeamLocationDateWorld record(Tianna Madison, Allyson Felix, Bianca Knight, Carmelita Jeter)40.82 London, United Kingdom10 August 2012Championships record(Tamari Davis, Gabrielle Thomas, Celera Barnes, Melissa Jefferson)41.85 Nassau, Bahamas5 May 20242025 World Leading USA Red(Tamari Davis Gabrielle Thomas, Jenna Prandini, Anavia Battle)41.74 Austin, United States29 March 2025
Qualification 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).
Program All times are local (UTC+8). DateTimeRound10 May 202520:03Heats11 May 202520:16Repechage round11 May 202521:16Final
Results
Heats (World Championships Qualifying Round 1) The heats were held on 10 May 2025, starting at 20:03 (UTC+8) in the evening. Qualification: First 2 of each heat () plus 2 fastest times () qualify to the 2025 World Athletics Championships and World Athletics Relays Final. All teams that did not qualify moved on the repechage round, where they got a second chance to qualify for the World Championships.
Heat 1 Rank Lane Nation Competitors Time Notes 1 9 Rani Vincke, Rani Rosius, Lien Torfs, Delphine Nkansa 42.80 , 2 7 Asha Philip, Amy Hunt, Bianca Williams, Desiree Henry 42.92 , 3 6 Georgia Harris, Bree Rizzo, Kristie Edwards, Thewbelle Philp 43.15 4 8 Marie-Ange Rimlinger, Sarah Richard, Helene Parisot, Chloé Galet 43.29 5 4 Anaís Hernández, María Ignacia Montt, Isidora Jiménez, 43.64 6 5 , Maboundou Koné, Lou Yonan Chantal Djehi, Dawa Ange Ella Klah 44.85
Heat 2 Rank Lane Nation Competitors Time Notes 1 7 Esperança Cladera, Jaël Bestué, Paula Sevilla, María Isabel Pérez42.18 , 2 5 Tina Clayton, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, Tia Clayton, Shericka Jackson 42.51 , 3 6 Sophia Junk, , Jessica-Bianca Wessolly, Rebekka Haase 42.98 , 4 Ebony Morrison, Thelma Davies, , Destiny Smith-Barnett 8 Aleksandra Piotrowska, Magdalena Niemczyk, Magdalena Stefanowicz, Krystsina Tsimanouskaya 9 Chen Yuije, Li Yuting, Liang Xiaojing, Ge Manqi
Heat 3 Rank Lane Nation Competitors Time Notes 1 5 Mikiah Brisco, Caisja Chandler, Kayla White, Twanisha Terry 42.86 2 7 Sade McCreath, Marie-Éloïse Leclair, , Audrey Leduc 43.11 3 9 Anne van de Wiel, Marije van Hunenstijn, Minke Bisschops, Britt de Blaauw 43.13 , 4 6 Vittoria Fontana, Dalia Kaddari, Irene Siragusa, Alessia Pavese 43.30 5 4 Beatriz Andrade, Lorène Bazolo, Arialis Gandulla, Íris Silva 44.18 8 , Celine Burgi, Emma Van Camp, Léonie Pointet
Repechage Round (World Championships Qualifying Round 2) The repechage round was held on 11 May 2025, starting at 20:16 (UTC+8) in the evening. The repechage round consisted of all countries which did not qualify for the final. Qualification: First 3 of each heat qualify to the 2025 World Athletics Championships ().
Heat 1 RankLaneNationCompetitorsTimeNotes17Marie-Ange Rimlinger, Sarah Richard, Helene Parisot, Chloé Galet43.08, 25Vittoria Fontana, Dalia Kaddari, Irene Siragusa, Alessia Pavese43.12, 38Anaís Hernández, María Ignacia Montt, Isidora Jiménez, 43.7444Beatriz Andrade, Lorène Bazolo, Arialis Gandulla, Íris Silva44.166, Maboundou Koné, Lou Yonan Chantal Djehi, Dawa Ange Ella Klah
Heat 2 RankLaneNationCompetitorsTimeNotes17Chen Yuije, Li Yuting, Zhu Junying, Ge Manqi43.03, 26, Celine Burgi, Léonie Pointet, Emma Van Camp43.35, 38Aleksandra Piotrowska, Magdalena Niemczyk, Magdalena Stefanowicz, Krystsina Tsimanouskaya43.38, 5Georgia Harris, Bree Rizzo, Kristie Edwards, Thewbelle Philp
Final The final was held on 11 May 2025, starting at 21:16 (UTC+8) in the evening. RankLaneNationCompetitorsTimeNotes9Nia Wedderburn-Goodison, Amy Hunt, Bianca Williams, Success Eduan42.217Esperança Cladera, Jaël Bestué, Paula Sevilla, María Isabel Pérez42.288Natasha Morrison, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, Tina Clayton, Shericka Jackson42.3346Mikiah Brisco, Caisja Chandler, Kayla White, Twanisha Terry42.3854Sade McCreath, Jacqueline Madogo, Marie-Éloïse Leclair, Audrey Leduc42.4665Rani Vincke, Rani Rosius, Lien Torfs, Delphine Nkansa42.8572Anne van de Wiel, Marije van Hunenstijn, Minke Bisschops, Britt de Blaauw43.213Sophia Junk, , Jessica-Bianca Wessolly, Rebekka Haase
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