2025 World Athletics Relays

The 2025 World Athletics Relays (Chinese: 2025世界田联接力赛) was held at the Guangdong Olympic Stadium in Guangzhou, China, on 10 and 11 May 2025.^[2] It was the 7th edition of the World Athletics Relays and the first time the event was held in China.^[3]

2025 World Athletics Relays

Host city	Guangzhou, China
Edition	7th[1]
Events	6
Dates	10–11 May 2025
Main venue	Guangdong Olympic Stadium
← Nassau 2024 Gaborone 2026 →

The 2025 edition was the first edition to feature a mixed 4 × 100 metres relay.^[4]

Overview

Initially, Guangzhou was awarded to host the 2023 World Athletics Relays, which would be held on 13 and 14 May 2023.^[5] On 31 October 2022, it was announced that the championships would be postponed to 2025 because of the COVID-19 pandemic.^[6]

The event served as a qualifying event for the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan, with the top 14 teams in each event (except the mixed 4 × 100 metres) securing qualification to the World Championships.^[7][8]

Schedule

All times are local (UTC+8).^[9]

Day 1: 10 May 2025 Time Event Round 19:01 Mixed 4 × 100 m Heats 19:22 Mixed 4 × 400 m World Ch. Qualifying Round 1 20:03 Women's 4 × 100 m World Ch. Qualifying Round 1 20:25 Men's 4 × 100 m World Ch. Qualifying Round 1 20:53 Women's 4 × 400 m World Ch. Qualifying Round 1 21:23 Men's 4 × 400 m World Ch. Qualifying Round 1

Day 2: 11 May 2025 Time Event Round 19:05 Mixed 4 × 100 m Final 19:13 Mixed 4 × 400 m World Ch. Qualifying Round 2 19:34 Women's 4 × 400 m World Ch. Qualifying Round 2 19:56 Men's 4 × 400 m World Ch. Qualifying Round 2 20:16 Women's 4 × 100 m World Ch. Qualifying Round 2 20:32 Men's 4 × 100 m World Ch. Qualifying Round 2 21:03 Mixed 4 × 400 m Final 21:16 Women's 4 × 100 m Final 21:26 Men's 4 × 100 m Final 21:36 Women's 4 × 400 m Final 21:49 Men's 4 × 400 m Final

Medal table

  *   Host nation (China)

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	South Africa	2	0	1	3
2	United States	1	2	0	3
3	Spain	1	1	0	2
4	Canada	1	0	1	2
	Great Britain	1	0	1	2
6	Jamaica	0	1	1	2
7	Australia	0	1	0	1
	Belgium	0	1	0	1
9	Botswana	0	0	1	1
	Kenya	0	0	1	1
Totals (10 entries)		6	6	6	18

Medalists

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
Men's 4 × 100 metres relay details	South Africa Bayanda Walaza Sinesipho Dambile Bradley Nkoana Akani Simbine	37.61 WL	United States Courtney Lindsey Kenneth Bednarek Kyree King Brandon Hicklin	37.66 SB	Canada Aaron Brown Jerome Blake Brendon Rodney Andre de Grasse	38.11
Men's 4 × 400 metres relay details	South Africa Gardeo Isaacs Udeme Okon Leendert Koekemoer Zakithi Nene Lythe Pillay*	2:57.50 WL	Belgium Jonathan Sacoor Robin Vanderbemden Daniel Segers Alexander Doom	2:58.19 SB	Botswana Lee Eppie Justice Oratile Kabo Rankgwe Leungo Scotch	2:58.27 SB
Women's 4 × 100 metres relay details	Great Britain Nia Wedderburn-Goodison Amy Hunt Bianca Williams Success Eduan	42.21 SB	Spain Esperança Cladera Jaël Bestué Paula Sevilla María Isabel Pérez	42.28	Jamaica Natasha Morrison Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce Tina Clayton Shericka Jackson	42.33 SB
Women's 4 × 400 metres relay details	Spain Paula Sevilla Eva Santidrián Daniela Fra Blanca Hervás	3:24.13 NR	United States Paris Peoples Karimah Davis Maya Singletary Bailey Lear	3:24.72	South Africa Shirley Nekhubui Miranda Charlene Coetzee Precious Molepo Zenéy van der Walt	3:24.84 NR
Mixed 4 × 100 metres relay details	Canada Sade McCreath Marie-Éloïse Leclair Duan Asemota Eliezer Adjibi Gabrielle Cole* Jacqueline Madogo*	40.30 SB	Jamaica Serena Cole Krystal Sloley Javari Thomas Bryan Levell	40.44 SB	Great Britain Asha Philip Kissiwaa Mensah Jeriel Quainoo Joe Ferguson	40.88 SB
Mixed 4 × 400 metres relay details	United States Chris Robinson Courtney Okolo Johnnie Blockburger Lynna Irby-Jackson	3:09.54 CR	Australia Luke van Ratingen Ellie Beer Terrell Thorne Carla Bull	3:12.20 AR	Kenya David Sanayek Kapirante Mercy Chebet Brian Onyari Tinega Mercy Adongo Oketch	3:13.10 SB

Qualification system

On 10 November 2024, World Athletics announced the qualification system for the championships.^[10] 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).

Participating nations

734 athletes from 43 federations are entered to the championships.^[11][12][13]

•  Australia
•  Belgium
•  Botswana
•  Brazil
•  Canada
•  Chile
•  China
•  Chinese Taipei
•  Colombia
•  Denmark
•  Dominican Republic
•  France
•  Germany
•  Ghana
•  Great Britain
•  Guyana
•  India
•  Ireland
•  Italy
•  Ivory Coast
•  Jamaica
•  Japan
•  Kenya
•  Liberia
•  Mexico
•  Netherlands
•  Nigeria
•  Norway
•  Paraguay
•  Peru
•  Poland
•  Portugal
•  Qatar
•  Senegal
•  South Africa
•  South Korea
•  Spain
•  Sri Lanka
•  Switzerland
•  Thailand
•  Uganda
•  United States
•  Zimbabwe