2026 World Athletics Relays – Women's 4 × 100 metres relay
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The women's 4 × 100 metres relay at the 2026 World Athletics Relays was held at the Botswana National Stadium in Gaborone, Botswana on 2 and 3 May 2026.
3 May (repechage round & final)
| Women's 4 × 100 metres relay at the 2026 World Athletics Relays | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Botswana National Stadium, Gaborone |
| Dates | 2 May (heats) 3 May (repechage round & final) |
The event will serve as a qualifying event for the 2027 World Athletics Championships in Beijing. In this context, the top 12 teams in each event will qualify for the World Championships.[1]
Records
Prior to the competition, the records were as follows:
| Record | Team | Time | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record[2] |  United States
(Tianna Madison, Allyson Felix, Bianca Knight, Carmelita Jeter) |
40.82 |  London, United Kingdom |
10 August 2012 |
| Championships record[3] | United States
(Tamari Davis, Gabrielle Thomas, Celera Barnes, Melissa Jefferson) |
41.85 |  Nassau, Bahamas |
5 May 2024 |
| 2026 World Leading[4] | USA White (Melissa Jefferson-Wooden, Anavia Battle, Kayla White, Sha'Carri Richardson) |
41.70 | Gainesville, United States |
18 April 2026 |
Qualification
The top 8 teams in each event at the 2025 World Athletics Championships automatically qualify for entry to the championships.[5] 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.[5] Host country Botswana can enter with one team in each event, regardless of any entry conditions.[5]
Program
Results
Heats (World Championships Qualifying Round 1)
The heats were held on 2 May 2026, starting at 15:05 in the afternoon. Qualification: the first 2 of each heat (WQ) plus 2 fastest times (Wq) qualify to World Athletics Championships and World Athletics Relays Final.[7]
Heat 1
| Rank | Lane | Nation | Competitors | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 |  Spain |
Lucia Carrillo, Jaël Bestué, Esperança Cladera, María Isabel Pérez | 42.26 | WQ, SB |
| 2 | 5 |  Canada |
Sade McCreath, Audrey Leduc, Marie-Éloïse Leclair, Donna Ntambue | 42.39 | WQ, SB |
| 3 | 7 |  Poland |
Magdalena Niemczyk, Marlena Granaszewska, Magdalena Stefanowicz, Pia Skrzyszowska | 43.09 | Wq, SB |
| 4 | 6 |  United States |
Semira Killebrew, Jadyn Mays, Samirah Moody, Karimah Davis | 43.33 | |
| 5 | 2 |  India |
Tamanna, Nithva Gandhe, Sudeshna Shivankar, Sneha Sathyanarayana Shanuva | 43.97 | SB |
| 4 |  Australia |
Ebony Lane, Torrie Lewis, Monique Hanlon, Georgia Harris | DQ | TR24.7 | |
| 3 |  Ireland |
Molly Scott, Ciara Neville, Mollie O'Reilly, Sarah Leahy | DQ | TR24.7 | |
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Heat 2
| Rank | Lane | Nation | Competitors | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 |  China |
Liang Xiaojing, Liu Guoyi, Zhu Junying, Chen Yujie | 42.62 | WQ, SB |
| 2 | 5 |  Italy |
Alice Pagliarini, Gloria Hooper, Margherita Castellani, Zaynab Dosso | 42.94 | WQ, SB |
| 3 | 8 |  Switzerland |
Chloé Rabac, Fabienne Hoenke, Léonie Pointet, Céline Bürgi | 43.11 | SB |
| 4 | 2 |  South Africa |
Viwe Jingqi, Kyla La Grange, Gabriella Marais, Joviale Mbisha | 43.22 | SB |
| 5 | 6 |  Netherlands |
Anne van de Wiel, Britt de Blaauw, Isabel van den Berg, Fenna Achterberg | 43.28 | SB |
| 6 | 3 |  Chile |
Roxana Ramírez, María Montt, Antonia Ramirez, Belen Ituarte | 45.40 | |
| 7 | Great Britain |
Nia Wedderburn-Goodison, Imani-Lara Lansiquot, Success Eduan, Aleeya Sibbons | DQ | TR24.7 | |
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Heat 3
| Rank | Lane | Nation | Competitors | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 |  Jamaica |
Shericka Jackson, Jodean Williams, Lavanya Williams, Jonielle Smith | 41.96 | WQ, SB |
| 2 | 7 |  Germany |
Sina Kammerschmitt, Rebekka Haase, Sophia Junk, Gina Lückenkemper | 42.44 | WQ, SB |
| 3 | 8 |  Portugal |
Lorène Bazolo, Tatjana Pinto, Beatriz Castelhano, Arialis Gandulla | 43.11 | Wq, NR |
| 4 | 2 |  Botswana |
Loungo Matlhaku, Boitshepiso Kelapile, Nancy Budzwani, Nono Kesego Kgari | 45.62 | |
| 5 |  Belgium |
Camille Sonneville, Lotte Van Lent, Rani Vincke, Janie De Naeyer | DQ | TR24.7 | |
| 4 |  France |
Chloé Galet, Gémima Joseph, Hélène Parisot, Sarah Richard | DQ | TR24.7 | |
| 3 |  Hungary |
Zita Szentgyörgyi, Boglárka Takács, Luca Kozák, Anna Tóth | DQ | TR24.6 | |
| 1 |  Nigeria |
Chigozie Nwankwo, Obi Jennifer Chukwuka, Maria Thompson Omokwe, Miracle Ezechukwu | DQ | TR24.7 | |
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