The men's 4 × 400 metres relay at the 2026 World Athletics Relays was held at the Botswana National Stadium in Gaborone, Botswana on 2 and 3 May 2026.
The event will serve as a qualifying event for the 2027 World Athletics Championships in Beijing. In this context, the top 12 teams will qualify for the World Championships.World Athletics unveils new entry rules Inside the Games
Records Prior to the competition, the records were as follows: RecordTeamLocationDateWorld record(Andrew Valmon, Quincy Watts, Butch Reynolds, Michael Johnson)2:54.29 Stuttgart, Germany22 August 1993Championships record(David Verburg, Tony McQuay, Christian Taylor, LaShawn Merritt)2:57.25 Nassau, Bahamas25 May 20142026 World LeadingPure Athletics(Chris Robinson, Jereem Richards, Caleb Dean, Khaleb McCrae)2:57.33 Gainesville, United States18 April 2026
Qualification The top 8 teams in each event at the 2025 World Athletics Championships automatically qualify for entry to the championships. The remaining teams (up to 24 in total per event ) will be determined through the top lists in the qualification period from 1 January 2025 to 5 April 2026. Host country Botswana can enter with one team in each event, regardless of any entry conditions.
Program All times are local (UTC+2). DateTimeRound2 May 202616:30Heats3 May 202615:08Repechage round3 May 202616:51Final
Results
Heats (World Championships Qualifying Round 1) The heats were held on 2 May 2026, starting at 16:30 in the afternoon. Qualification: the first 2 of each heat () plus 2 fastest times () qualify to World Athletics Championships and World Athletics Relays Final.
Heat 1 RankLaneNationCompetitorsTimeNotes13Luke van Ratingen, Reece Holder, Matthew Hunt, Aidan Murphy2:57.30, 27Lee Eppie, Justice Oratile, Collen Kebinatshipi, Bayapo Ndori2:57.52, 36Keenan Blake, Eugene Omalla, Tony van Diepen, Jonas Phijffers2:58.22, 45Vinícius Moura, Lucas Vilar, Tiago Lemes Da Silva, Matheus Lima2:59.5958Assinie Wilson, Jevaughn Powell, Jeremy Bembridge, Raheem Hayles3:00.4862Gafari Badmus, Ifeanyi Emmanuel Ojeli, Victor Ime, Ezekiel Eno Asuquo3:01.0471Gustav Lundholm Nielsen, Joel Von De Ahé, Christoffer Banke Jørgensen, Sebastian Monneret3:05.3384Mìkolai Pyszka, Wiktor Wróbel, Remiqiusz Zazula, Mateusz Rzeźniczak3:05.47
Heat 2 RankLaneNationCompetitorsTimeNotes14Udeme Okon, Mthi Mthimkulu, Leendert Koekemoer, Zakithi Nene2:58.04, 25Pedro Afonso, Ericsson Tavares, João Coelho, Omar Elkhatib2:59.01 [.002], 38Dennis Bradley Hove, Zuze Leeford, Gerren Muwishi, Thandazani Ndhlovu2:59.01 [.009], 43Jean Paul Bredau, Thorben Finke, Manuel Sanders, Owe Fischer-Breiholz3:00.0452Abdou Aziz Ndiaye, Frederic Mendy, Abou Adama Sane, Cheikh Tidiane Diouf3:01.1367Dennis Mulongo, Kipkorir Rotich, Erastus Mbaluka, Danson Kibet3:02.706Liang Baotang, Ju Tiangi, Liu Kai, Xu Xinlong
Heat 3 RankLaneNationCompetitorsTimeNotes16Jonathan Sacoor, Robin Vanderbemden, Alexander Doom, Daniel Segers2:59.83, 3Ammar Ibrahim, Bassem Hemeida, Youssouf Djibrine, Ashraf Osman, 34Markel Fernández, Samuel García, Manuel Guijarro, Óscar Husillos3:00.2645Dharmveer Choudhary, Rajesh Ramesh, Vishal Thennarasu Kayalvizhi, Manu Tekkinalil Sali3:00.3258Shinya Hayashi, Yuki Joseph Nakajima, Takuho Yoshizu, Kenki Imaizumi3:00.7962Vincent Gendre, Lionel Spitz, Julien Bonvin, Dany Brand3:01.1877Lewis Davey, Lee Thompson, Seamus Derbyshire, Toby Harries3:01.2281Valente Mendoza, Gerardo Hernández Aguirre, Edgar Ramírez, Luis Avilés3:13.60 Repechage Round (World Championships Qualifying Round 2) The heats were held on 3 May 2026, starting at 15:08 in the afternoon. Qualification: the first 2 of each heat () qualify to World Athletics Championships.
Heat 1 RankLaneNationCompetitorsTimeNotes11Abdou Aziz Ndiaye, Frederic Mendy, Abou Adama Sane, Cheikh Tidiane Diouf3:01.2828David García, Samuel García, Manuel Guijarro, Óscar Husillos3:01.3735Gafari Badmus, Ifeanyi Emmanuel Ojeli, Victor Ime, Ezekiel Eno Asuquo3:01.4346Assinie Wilson, Jeremy Bembridge, Jevaughn Powell, Raheem Hayles3:01.6357Jean Paul Bredau, Thorben Finke, Manuel Sanders, Owe Fischer-Breiholz3:02.2164Dennis Mulongo, Danson Kibet, Erastus Mbaluka, Kevin Kipkorir3:07.7172Gustav Lundholm Nielsen, Neloo Falck Christoffer Banke Jørgensen, Sebastian Monneret3:21.323
Heat 2 RankLaneNationCompetitorsTimeNotes17Shinya Hayashi, Takuho Yoshizu, Kenki Imaizumi, Yuki Joseph Nakajima3:00.19, 24Vinícius Moura, Lucas Vilar, Tiago Lemes Da Silva, Matheus Lima3:00.4533Lewis Davey, Toby Harries, Lee Thompson, Seamus Derbyshire3:01.1345Liang Baotang, Xiao Heng, Liu Kai, Xu Xinlong3:01.5952Julien Bonvin, Ricky Petrucciani, Dany Brand, Lionel Spitz3:01.5966Marcin Karolewski, Wiktor Wróbel, Kajetan Duszyński, Mateusz Rzeźniczak3:04.818Dharmveer Choudhary, Amoj Jacob, Rajesh Ramesh, Vishal Thennarasu Kayalvizhi
Final The final was held on 3 May 2026, starting at 16:51 in the afternoon. RankLaneNationCompetitorsTimeNotes8Lee Eppie, Letsile Tebogo, Bayapo Ndori, Collen Kebinatshipi2:54.47, 7Mthi Mthimkulu, Lythe Pillay, Leendert Koekemoer, Zakithi Nene2:55.074Luke van Ratingen, Reece Holder, Tom Reynolds, Aidan Murphy2:55.2043Pedro Afonso, Ericsson Tavares, João Coelho, Omar Elkhatib2:59.7552Dennis Bradley Hove, Zuze Leeford, Gerren Muwishi, Thandazani Ndhlovu2:59.7961Keenan Blake, Eugene Omalla, Tony van Diepen, Jonas Phijffers3:00.1376Julien Watrin, Robin Vanderbemden, Dylan Borlée, Alexander Doom3:00.695Ammar Ibrahim, Bassem Hemeida, Samir Moussa Hassan, Ashraf Osman
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