The mixed 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 2026 World Athletics Ultimate Championships in Budapest and the 2027 World Athletics Championships in Beijing. In this context, the top six teams in the final will secure direct entry to Budapest, while the top 12 teams in each event will qualify for Beijing.World Athletics unveils new entry rules Inside the Games
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(Chris Robinson, Courtney Okolo, Johnnie Blockburger, Lynna Irby-Jackson)3:09.54 Guangzhou, China11 May 20252026 World Leading(Allan Kipyego, Mercy Oketch, Kevin Kipkorir, Mercy Chebet)3:14.04 Gaborone, Botswana28 March 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 202614:30Heats3 May 202614:20Repechage round3 May 202616:13Final
Results Heats (World Championships Qualifying Round 1) The heats were held on 2 May 2026, starting at 14:30 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 RankLaneNationCompetitorsTimeNotes15Bryce Deadmon, Paris Peoples, Brian Faust, Bailey Lear3:09.82, 27David García, Paula Sevilla, Julio Arenas, Blanca Hervás3:09.89, 38Cooper Sherman, Ellie Beer, Thomas Reynolds, Mia Gross3:10.57, 44Jack Raftery, Sophie Becker, Sean Doggett, Sharlene Mawdsley3:12.0556Julien Watrin, Ilana Hanssens, Dylan Borlée, Camille Laus3:15.2663Theertesh P. Shetty, Ansa Babu, Amoj Jacob, Rashdeep Kaur3:16.002Kenneth Omuka, Mauren Akiiki Banura, Haron Adoli, Leni Shida
Heat 2 RankLaneNationCompetitorsTimeNotes17Deandre Watkin, Shana Kaye Anderson, Antonio Watson, Rushell Clayton3:11.68, 24Marcin Karolewski, Justyna Święty-Ersetic, Kajetan Duszyński, Natalia Bukowiecka3:13.00, 33Samson Oghenewegba Nathaniel, Taiwo Mary Kudoro, Chidi Okezie, Patience Okon George3:13.1246Kira Hirakawa, Abigeirufuka Ido, Kentaro Sato, Nanako Matsumoto3:13.6158Ryder Rattee, Savannah Sutherland, Nathan George, Emma Cannan3:14.9365Liemarvin Bonevacia, Elisabeth Paulina, Terrence Agard, Madelief van Leur3:15.4972Longyu Guo, Fengdan Li, Heng Xiao, Yinglan Liu3:18.47
Heat 3 RankLaneNationCompetitorsTimeNotes16Alex Haydock-Wilson, Lina Nielsen, Jake Minshull, Yemi Mary John3:09.69, 24George Mutinda, Mercy Oketch, Kelvin Tonui, Mercy Chebet3:09.87, 37Lorenzo Benati, Anna Polinari, Vladimir Aceti, Eloisa Coiro3:10.60, 48Muhammad Abdallah Kounta, Amandine Brossier, Predea Manounou, Louise Maraval3:11.0755Gardeo Isaacs, Rogail Joseph, Lythe Pillay, Marlie Viljoen3:11.1963Tyrel Prenz, Luna Bulmahn, Florian Kroll, Eileen Demes3:15.2871Boitumelo Masilo, Karabo Mantswinyane, Lefatshe Seleka, Lebitso Mokorofu3:18.232Nhial Nyang, Banchalem Bikese, Eriema Kere, Ajayeba Aliye
Repechage Round (World Championships Qualifying Round 2) The repechage round was held on 3 May 2026, starting at 14:20 in the afternoon. Qualification: First 2 of each heat qualify to World Athletics Championships ().
Heat 1 RankLaneNationCompetitorsTimeNotes16Nathan George, Ella Clayton, Ryder Rattee, Dianna Proctor3:12.43, 27Julien Watrin, Ilana Hanssens, Dylan Borlée, Camille Laus3:12.79, 34Kira Hirakawa, Abigeirufuka Ido, Kentaro Sato, Nanako Matsumoto3:12.8645Longyu Guo, Fengdan Li, Heng Xiao, Yinglan Liu3:16.9558Theertesh P. Shetty, Ansa Babu, Amoj Jacob, Rashdeep Kaur3:19.403Nhial Nyang, Banchalem Bikese, Eriema Kere, Ajayeba Aliye
Heat 2 RankLaneNationCompetitorsTimeNotes14Gardeo Isaacs, Rogail Joseph, Bradley Maponyane, Marlie Viljoen3:12.7728Samson Oghenewegba Nathaniel, Taiwo Mary Kudoro, Chidi Okezie, Patience Okon George3:12.88, 37Tyrel Prenz, Skadi Schier, Florian Kroll, Jana Lakner3:12.9943Leungo Scotch, Karabo Mantswinyane, Boitumelo Masilo, Obakeng Kamberuka3:13.5152Kenneth Omuka, Mauren Akiiki Banura, Haron Adoli, Leni Shida3:15.4565Terrence Agard, Madelief van Leur, Liemarvin Bonevacia, Andrea Bouma3:16.3376Jack Raftery, Jenna Breen, Sean Doggett, Erin Friel3:19.34
Final (World Ultimate Championships Qualifying Round) RankLaneNationCompetitorsTimeNotes6Bryce Deadmon, Paris Peoples, Jenoah McKiver, Bailey Lear3:07.474Deandre Watkin, Shana Kaye Anderson, Antonio Watson, Rushell Clayton3:08.245Alex Haydock-Wilson, Lina Nielsen, Jake Minshull, Yemi Mary John3:09.8447George Mutinda, Mercy Chebet, Kelvin Tonui, Mercy Oketch3:09.9352Lorenzo Benati, Anna Polinari, Vladimir Aceti, Eloisa Coiro3:10.5268David García, Eva Santidrián, Julio Arenas, Carmen Avilés3:13.0571Cooper Sherman, Mia Gross, Matthew Hunt, Alexia Loizou3:13.073Marcin Karolewski, Alicja Wrona-Kutrzepa Kajetan Duszyński, Karolina Łozowska
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