The mixed 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(Vernon Norwood, Shamier Little, Bryce Deadmon, Kaylyn Brown)3:07.41 Saint-Denis, France2 August 2024Championships record(Matthew Boling, Lynna Irby-Jackson, Willington Wright, Kendall Ellis)3:10.73 Nassau, Bahamas5 May 20242025 World Leading Colombia(Nicolás Salinas, Lina Licona, Daniel Balanta, Evelis Aguilar)3:14.42 Bogotá, Colombia5 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 202519:22Heats11 May 202519:13Repechage round11 May 202521:03Final
Results
Heats (World Championships Qualifying Round 1) The heats were held on 10 May 2025, starting at 19:22 (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 5 Jonathan Sacoor, Imke Vervaet, Daniel Segers, Helena Ponette 3:11.83 , 2 4 Cooper Sherman, Ellie Beer, Reece Holder, Alanah Yukich 3:12.34 , 3 7 Kevin Kipkorir, Mercy Chebet, David Sanayek Kapirante, Mercy Oketch 3:13.41 , 4 8 Lapo Bianciardi, Rebecca Borga, Matteo Raimondi, Virginia Troiani 3:15.64 5 3 , , , Leni Shida 3:16.59 6 6 Demar Francis, Niesha Burgher, Delano Kennedy, Kelly-Ann Beckford 3:18.83 7 9 Thabang Charles Monngathipa, , Kabo David Rankgwe, 3:19.91
Heat 2 Rank Lane Nation Competitors Time Notes 1 7 Johnnie Blockburger, Courtney Okolo, Chris Robinson, Lynna Irby-Jackson 3:11.37 , 2 6 Conor Kelly, Rhasidat Adeleke, Cillin Greene, Sharlene Mawdsley 3:12.56 , 3 5 Maksymilian Szwed, Natalia Bukowiecka, Kajetan Duszyński, Justyna Święty-Ersetic 3:12.70 , 4 8 Manuel Sanders, , Emil Agyekum, Jana Lakner 3:14.42 5 4 Ricky Petrucciani, , Vincent Gendre, 3:16.27 6 3 Dexiang Yu, Mo Jiadie, Chiyu Zheng, Yinglan Liu 3:19.05 7 9 , , , Rita de Cassia Ferreira 3:21.45
Heat 3 Rank Lane Nation Competitors Time Notes 1 7 Joshua Faulds, Emily Newnham, Sam Lunt, Nicole Yeargin 3:13.28 , 2 5 Tumisang Shezi, Shirley Nekhubui, Leendert Koekemoer, Zenéy van der Walt 3:13.79 , 3 4 David García Zurita, Carmen Avilés, Samuel García, Berta Segura 3:14.16 4 6 Gilles Biron, Estelle Raffai, Téo Andant, Alexe Déau 3:16.15 5 9 Jay Kumar, Sneha Kollerik, Dharmveer Choudhary, Rupal Chaudhary 3:16.85 6 8 Austin Cole, Alyssa Marsh, Nathan George, Dianna Proctor 3:22.37 3 Singhapurage Aruna Dharshana, Nadeesha Ramanayake, Kalinga Kumarage,
Repechage Round (World Championships Qualifying Round 2) The repechage round were held on 11 May 2025, starting at 19:13 (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 RankLaneNationCompetitorsTimeNotes15David García Zurita, Carmen Avilés, Samuel García, Blanca Hervas3:12.55, 23Manuel Sanders, Johanna Martin, Emil Agyekum, Jana Lakner3:13.35, 39Liang Boatang, Mo Jiadie, Zhang Qining, Liu Yinglan3:13.39, 48Javier Brown, Kelly-Ann Beckford, Delano Kennedy, Roneisha McGregor3:14.4256Ricky Petrucciani, , Lionel Spitz, 3:18.0764, , Vinícius Moura, Rita de Cassia Ferreira3:19.19
Heat 2 RankLaneNationCompetitorsTimeNotes17Edoardo Scotti, Virginia Troiani, Vladimir Aceti, Alice Mangione3:12.53, 25Muhammad Kounta, Fanny Peltier, Téo Andant, Louise Maraval3:12.66, 38Austin Cole, Lauren Gale, Nathan George, Zoe Sherar3:12.95, 49Santhosh Kumar Tamilarasan, Rupal Chaudhary, Vishal Thennarasu Kayalvizhi, Subha Venkatesan3:14.8153, , , Leni Shida3:15.26 66Thabang Charles Monngathipa, , Victor Ntweng, Naledi Monthe3:19.1174Kalinga Kumarage, Nadeesha Ramanayake, S.M.S.V Rajakaruna, 3:20.61
Final The final was held on 11 May 2025, starting at 21:03 (UTC+8) in the evening. RankLaneNationCompetitorsTimeNotes6Chris Robinson, Courtney Okolo, Johnnie Blockburger, Lynna Irby-Jackson 3:09.54 5Luke van Ratingen, Ellie Beer, Terrell Thorne, Carla Bull 3:12.20 3David Kapirante, Mercy Chebet, Brian Onyari Tinega, Mercy Oketch 3:13.10 47Sam Lunt, Poppy Malik, Bailey Swift, Hannah Kelly 3:14.7454Mthi Mthimkulu, Jada van Staden, Tumisang Shezi, Hannah van Niekerk 3:16.29 68Julien Watrin, Ilana Hanssens, Florent Mabille, Manon de Marez3:16.4572Michal Kijewski, , , 3:16.48 89Jack Raftery, Phil Healy, Aaron Keane, Lauren Cadden 3:19.64
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