The women's 4 × 400 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(Tatyana Ledovskaya, Olga Nazarova, Mariya Pinigina, Olga Bryzgina)3:15.17 Seoul, South Korea1 October 1988Championships record(Phyllis Francis, Natasha Hastings, Sanya Richards-Ross, Francena McCorory)3:19.39 Nassau, Bahamas3 May 20152025 World Leading Captain Athletics3:23.24 Gainesville, United States19 April 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 202520:53Heats11 May 202519:34Repechage round11 May 202521:49Final
Results
Heats (World Championships Qualifying Round 1) The heats were held on 10 May 2025, starting at 20:53 (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.
Heat 1 Rank Lane Nation Competitors Time Notes 1 7 Maya Singletary, Karimah Davis, Paris Peoples, Bailey Lear 3:26.05 2 8 Fanny Peltier, Diana Iscaye, Emma Montoya, Louise Maraval 3:26.46 3 6 Josefine Tomine Eriksen, Amalie Iuel, Elisabeth Slettum, Henriette Jæger 3:26.61 , 4 5 Jasneet Nijjar, Zoe Sherar, Lauren Gale, Madeline Price 3:27.28 , 5 9 Jemma Pollard, Carla Bull, Amelia Rowe, Laura McShane 3:31.78 6 3 Kong Yingying, , Huang Shiyao, Lian Zhi 3:36.83 7 4 , Rhoda Njobvu, Christabel Kunda, 3:37.98
Heat 2 Rank Lane Nation Competitors Time Notes 1 7 Paula Sevilla, Eva Santidrián, Daniela Fra, Blanca Hervás 3:26.25 2 8 Ilaria Accame, Anna Polinari, Alessandra Bonora, Alice Mangione 3:27.03 , 3 5 Victoria Ohuruogu, Hannah Kelly, Lina Nielsen, Laviai Nielsen 3:27.47 4 6 Naomi Van den Broeck, Ilana Hanssens, , Camille Laus 3:27.78 5 9 , Tiffani Marinho, , 3:30.31 6 3 Batisane Kennekae, Obakeng Kamberuka, Galefele Moroko, 3:33.01 7 4 , Karin Disch, Salome Hüsler, Aline Yuille 3:36.78
Heat 3 Rank Lane Nation Competitors Time Notes 1 8 Shirley Nekhubui, Hannah van Niekerk, Precious Molepo, Zenéy Geldenhuys 3:28.01 , 2 4 Skadi Schier, Johanna Martin, , Eileen Demes 3:28.63 , 3 7 Sophie Becker, Lauren Cadden, Rachel McCann, Phil Healy 3:30.06 4 9 Esther Mbagari, Mercy Chebet, , Mercy Oketch 3:31.67 5 5 Alicja Wrona-Kutrzepa, , Anna Pałys, Aleksandra Formella 3:32.82 6 6 Jodean Williams, Roneisha McGregor, Kelly-Ann Beckford, Ronda Whyte 3:40.52
Repechage Round (World Championships Qualifying Round 2) The repechage round were held on 11 May 2025, starting at 19:34 (UTC+8) in the evening. The repechage round consisted of all countries which did not qualify for the final. First 3 of each heat qualify to the 2025 World Athletics Championships ()
Heat 1 RankLaneNationCompetitorsTimeNotes16Laviai Nielsen, Emily Newnham, Lina Nielsen, Nicole Yeargin3:24.46, 25Naomi Van den Broeck, Imke Vervaet, Camille Laus, Helena Ponette3:24.52, 37Alicja Wrona-Kutrzepa, Justyna Święty-Ersetic, Aleksandra Formella, Natalia Bukowiecka3:24.56, 44, Tiffani Marinho, , 3:29.86 59Batisane Kennekae, Galefele Moroko, Thompang Besele, 3:34.628Esther Mbagari, Mercy Chebet, Lanoline Aoko, Mercy OketchTR.17.2.3
Heat 2 RankLaneNationCompetitorsTimeNotes17Sophie Becker, Rhasidat Adeleke, Rachel McCann, Sharlene Mawdsley3:24.69, 26Mia Gross, Ellie Beer, Jemma Pollard, Alanah Yukich3:27.31, 35, Salome Hüsler, Karin Disch, Annina Fahr3:32.37, 44Zhou Li, Huang Guifen, Liu Yutong, Lian Zhi3:32.7459, Rhoda Njobvu, , Namatama Kalimbwe3:36.798
Final The final was held on 11 May 2025, starting at 21:36 (UTC+8) in the evening. RankLaneNationCompetitorsTimeNotes5Paula Sevilla, Eva Santidrián, Daniela Fra, Blanca Hervás3:24.136Paris Peoples, Karimah Davis, Maya Singletary, Bailey Lear3:24.728Shirley Nekhubui, Miranda Coetzee, Precious Molepo, Zenéy Geldenhuys3:24.8443Josefine Tomine Eriksen, Amalie Iuel, Elisabeth Slettum, Henriette Jæger3:25.3554Ilaria Accame, Anna Polinari, Alessandra Bonora, Rebecca Borga3:26.4067Emma Montoya, Diana Iscaye, Estelle Raffai, Alexe Deau3:26.8772Micha Powell, Lauren Gale, Madeline Price, Zoe Sherar3:27.8489Skadi Schier, , , Jana Lakner3:29.65
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